I Don't Sleep

Just read it..

I'm in my bed
Under the covers
Listening to what's around me

I hear a plane go by
And can feel the force vibrating my house
I immediately think
"The plane will crash and I will die."

A bit later I hear the wind chimes outside
They make an eerie sound
I immediately think
"Someone is going to climb up my window to murder me."

I eventually get lost in my thoughts
But then, I hear a noise coming from my closet
I immediately think
"There's someone in there ready to get me."

I move closer to the other end of my bed
Far away from the closet
I look at the hall
The dark dark hall

Again I hear a noise
This time from downstairs
I immediately think
"Someone's trying to break in. So that is how I'll end up dying."

I wait silently
Sit quietly
I don't let my thoughts flow
Just incase they can hear my mind
Its wheels turning
It desperately finding solutions
I lie motionless
For hours to come

Is this just anxiety
I don't know

Is this normal
I don't know

All I know is that
This is why
I don't sleep at night

Author's Note

Am I crazy??

Reviews

[Cindy Marietta]

The ending is awesome on this.

[Cool Girl]

thanks!!!!!!!

[Jetta Zippora]

I can very much relate to this. I hate the dark and am very jumpy and a nervous wreck at night. I will pace sometimes with music on when I'm unable to sleep or work on my stories at odd hours of the night. I struggle with bouts of insomnia and am an anxious person when in unfamiliar surroundings or in the dark. You are not alone and I do not think you are crazy. I feel the same way at night...struggle with falling asleep and staying asleep. Being a light sleeper sucks. lol
Great write. So vivid.

[Cool Girl]

Thank you!
It looks like we have a lot of the same feelings lol
It'll be interesting to get to know you :)
Thanks again!

[Jetta Zippora]

You're welcome. :) Your poems are consistently inspiring and full of raw emotion. It's beautiful and refreshing to see someone write with such conviction and honesty about their thoughts and feelings. I agree, it will be interesting :) So far everything you have written I can relate to either from my past or recent events. Pretty cool.

[Cool Girl]

You are so kind!
That is indeed very cool :)

[andrew mitchell]

A cute read of your thoughts put on paper and well done too. i read your work twice to absorb a charming story of creaks that occur in the night. thanks for sharing.

[Cool Girl]

Thank you so much for reading and reviewing!!
I really appreciate your comment, my friend :)

[Malen]

Bring the real!
In all honesty, these thoughts still keep
Me up at night at times. So if you're crazy, I'm right there with you.
Fear is an amazing outlet, however!

Keep up the good write!

[Cool Girl]

So I'm not the only one...lol
Well, it's nice to know that someone else feels the same way I do.
The mind can be very powerful.

Thanks so much!!

[Nadia Gerassimenko]

Gosh, I remember when I used to have to take certain pills (which I stopped thankfully), I'd be so afraid to sleep because my senses would become so heightened...hearing and seeing things that are not there. The fear I felt was beyond me. And I would fall asleep only when I'd see a flicker of daylight that would soothe me. But also as a kid I'd often be afraid of going to sleep. I try to think rationally at the noises that the house makes. But sometimes, some sounds are weird and unexplainable. You'd think they came from another world!

[Cool Girl]

When I was really young, I was afraid of the dark. I still sleep with the hall light on..
The house does make crazy noises! They can be so creepy sometimes..

[Andy Lewis]

Born to fear, a maximum debate to ones self mind, my worst is back thougt. Thinking of the times when I was so close to death and never even realized it. That's my fear its silly I know but "this is why I don't sleep at night" ....very nicely written thanks for sharing

[Cool Girl]

We all are afraid of things for certain reasons. I never believe that certain fears are stupid because I do not yet know the back story that has caused the fear. Thank you so much for kindly reviewing! I really do appreciate your feedback and comments! :)

[closed]

My dreams are all nightmares
so I definitely felt this piece angel

sometimes the mind can get carried away with itself
none of us know the fated hour in our lives for it to end

that is known only to God
so try not to think about it

just find happiness and solace in the good things in life
and the things that make you happy

sincerely

-Dream

[Cool Girl]

Thanks for reviewing:) I will take your advice..

[Afraa]

Aless, I have to say, I did not see such words coming out of you. The title completely drew me in. Why? Because I don't sleep much myself and can relate. The way you worded your paranoia was rather impressive, and what's funny is that I think exactly like this sometimes.

Admittedly, you did make me laugh on one or two lines, and I thank you for that.

Thank you for sharing!

[Cool Girl]

Yes, this was different from what I normally write, but it's th truth. Im glad that im not the only one who feels this way at night. Thank you, Afraa, for the very kind review. Im happy that I made you laugh:)

[DoormanDan]

No I wouldnt say you are crazy. We all have moments of paranoia and fear every once in a while, especially if we are by ourselves. I think many people can relate to how you feel with this poem. :)

[Cool Girl]

Haha, thanks, Dan:)

[Prashant Pandey]

journey of our thoughts is endless and that journey sometime truly make it happened that you can't sleep. Some people just look it as a problem but people like you can depict it in tremendous way.

[Cool Girl]

Very true..
Thanks for reveiwing:)