Trying To Sleep
Shaking
Eyes shut tight
Trying to sleep
But can't
Unable to drift off
Eyes open
Can't stop thinking
Thoughts keeping
Sleep from coming
This lack of sleep
Draining me
Leaving me
Barely able to function
Pacing the floor
Trying to sleep
Exhaustion finally overtakes
Collapsing on the bed
As eyes
Shut tight again
Head hits the pillows
Body finally shuts down
Lets sleep come
Can't stay asleep
Wicked dreams
Of nightmarish events
Haunting sleep
Frightening
Creating paranoia
Soon awake again
Still can't sleep
Still exhausted
Roll over
Try to get comfortable
Trying to sleep
Thoughts return
Overwhelming
Keep me awake
Tears start to fall
Pacing the floor
Yet again
Trying to calm
Trying to sleep
A contest entry
- So.... you're a poet huh? And you don't like to ryhme? by Melissa Burns.
375 points, ended March 6, 2008, 14 entries
Bronze trophy winner
• next poem in this contest, remove from contest
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Comments
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well done
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Thank you for entering my humble little contest. I am having fun exsposing myself to something different. Good luck
Oh and how I can relate to this .... sigh....
Very well done! One of the better ones in this contest
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