art credit: Night of Madness by Eternal-Dream-Art
too much sleep
or not enough
a roller coaster ride
I just want off
to be free
of the madness
this insanity
that plagues me
Tag Archives: sleep
small stones – January 9, 2016
late nights lead
to early mornings
before sleep finally comes
then late into the day
before I arise again
circadian rhythms
have no rhymes for me
In Search of Oblivion
The days fizzled by
in bouts of brandy-laced coffee
and eggnog —
Sleep overcame me
in spurts and sputters —
I wanted only to be warm
I awoke in pools of sweat
chilled to the bone
seconds after removing the comforter —
I removed blankets and sheets
the clothes I’d slept in
and replaced all with clean, dry ones
And the cycle repeated
from New Year’s Eve
until the passing of the new first day —
I achieved oblivion.
© 2014 Lori Carlson
Day 26 – small stones
I sleep to avoid you —
what kind of marriage is that?
Day 6 – small stones
new worlds in dreams —
three weeks ill and sleep
there is no greater refuge
A Whispered Wind 