Sleepless Beauty

Why can't Sleeping Beauty sleep?

I lay here night after night,
tossing and turning
wondering if I should throw it all away,
and  throw in the towel?
or should I stay?
and just turn the other cheek?
while pretending like I don't see
whats happening right in front of me
I lay here thinking about the good times,
and the bad times,

I'm losing my beauty sleep because of you!

No prince to wake me from this nightmare,
no kiss to bring me back to life
without you I'm dead inside
trapped in a simple dream

Reviews

[CagedBIRDsings]

"No prince to wake me from this nightmare,
no kiss to bring me back to life
without you I'm dead inside
trapped in a simple dream"
Amazing! This could be one of my favorite pieces of poetry. It was well written and beautiful! I can easily relate to this and it is full of heartahce. The title was clever as well. I am shelving this one

[Miss Teri]

I like this. It creates the illusion that Sleeping Beauty is just a real, "normal" person, with real issues, and not just a fairytale character. She is more realistic with her being unable to sleep and wondering if she should really bother waiting for a prince who may, or may not, come. Nice.

[Bella]

I loved this

[Tasha]

Thank you

[trainwreck]

This was delightful! I'm sorry it took me so long to get to reading it. I absolutely loved the tone and theme. Great job at tackling a fairy tale, without parody or stealing from the plot. This was also a great length for a work like this. Overall, I really enjoyed reading this work.

[Tasha]

Thank you very much. I appreciate you taking the time to review.

[Priyankaabhilaashi]

Good work..!!!

[Ryan Gonzalez]

This is a good poem. I enjoy the inner turmoil that goes throughout the poem and it reminds of how sometimes I've had doubts myself. Good job!

[Taji Herbert]

wow i have been gone for a minute but that has really brought me back to writting!

[EdgeOfDark]

Hi, Ta'Shandra!

That was a very sweet and simple piece! Warm and empathetic, with much love in the verses!

[Becky C Strukamp]

Beautiful Poem! It speaks loud and clear of a love, loss of love, the need for love.

Great poem. The feelings are clear and concise. Easy to 'become' the speaker here. Great job!

[Enjoy]

The title is fantastic. The focus on the line "I'm losing my beauty sleep ..." is quite nicely done & the idea of being trapped in a simple dream, while awake: is good.

Well done.