Cotton sheets call my tired body to sleep,
A soft pillow with tear stains cries for me to rest my weary head,
Yet my eyes cannot seem to close to sleep,
Only close to fight back tears.
Welling up in the corners of my eyes,
Slowly trickling down the bridge of my nose.
Too many thoughts swirling through my clattered mind,
Worries, fears, hopes, and dreams,
Ideas of marriage,
Of the perfect life,
That I may one day have.
Lavender thin comforter lies still on my bed,
Waiting for me to curl up and sleep.
Rest beneath it,
And let more tears be collected in it's wrinkles,
As I sniffle my way into dream land.
Mascara slowly flowing from my eye lashes to my pale cheeks,
Smearing across my face,
While I try to forgive and forget,
The fight of the day.
My heart is aching for you to be next to me,
While the rest of the world is fighting for us to be apart.
The teddy bear used to my arms grasping its waist,
Whispers for me to snuggle up and hold him,
And cry into his fur,
For the one that gave him to me.
My heart aches for you to be next to me,
Holding me as I sleep,
And kiss me when I rise.
Brush my tears away from my eyes,
Tell me everything will be alright,
Tell me everything will be alright,
That you will never leave me.
Close my eyes,
And try to sleep,
Hoping that while you sleep,
You forgive me,
While I forgive you.
This is meant to be,
This is love,
This is my heart aching,
My body breaking,
Calling me to sleep.
I'm being called to forgive.
A contest entry
- Write what's on your heart. by broken-colours.
500 points, ended May 5, 2008, 24 entries
• next poem in this contest, remove from contest
Please tell me what you think
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Everything will be alright. Well, you asked! Sleep comes so easy to kids- my son snoozes like a pro. Funny when we "adults" try to fade, sometimes our minds won't stop working on stuff. Anyway, I caught the feeling and know the drill.
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Wow - *hugs* I know this feeling all to well... Beautiful write
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This is a beautiful yet painful expression of yourself. It tells a tale of lingering love despite heartache. The imagery throughout your story was very good, and my favorite stanza was the second to last one. The repetition of that one line really makes it work. Thanks for entering.
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definitely one of the most touching pieces i have read lately
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wow, this is stunning
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