Insomnia

3am visitations from the Devil

Churning the darkness into obscurity.

The sheets become a funeral shroud, coarse and uninviting.

The alarm clock’s pulsating digits,

Are a mockery of Time’s unerring advancement.

The Night is deceptive.

Open the window; let the outside pour in,

For it is suffocating inside;

Stifling, hallucinogenic.

Fever dreams dance tauntingly,

Masters of mime and puppetry.

The Demons of the night time are the

Insomniac’s greatest foe.

Reviews

[Troy Henson]

All I can say is hope you are sleeping well?? Sleeplessnes is a horid curse. I can relate. The nights so long then the day turns to solid granite I cant move.
This was a great write. You are very descriptive with your writing which I enjoy.

Regards
Troy

[Sarah Conder]

Thank you Troy :)

[Danny]

Nicely penned! I've enjoyed reading it.
:) :)

[Karl Woof Junior]

nice descriptive but there is no tone or narrative, looking forward to you finding your voice

[Sarah Conder]

Seeing as this was written at three in the morning I was hardly thinking of narrative, but thank you :)

[Trevor Jay Bloodworth]

I like this. The imagery is really good. I remember the first time I had insomnia, this is pretty much what it felt like to me haha.

[Shirley Wontas]

This poem resonates with me.. Such a great imagery you wrote here...Thank you for sharing :)

[Sarah Conder]

Thank you for taking the time to read :)

[Steve]

Oh, how I can relate to these words. Unfortunately too considering the importance of sleep and my difficulty in achieving it.

[Ufi Auttorri ~ Amy C. T..]

Well, now that I know you keep such horrid hours... perhaps you won't mind if my little ship comes hovering just outside your open window; just to say, "Hello!" and wish you pleasant dreams? What rhymes with insomniac? Brainiac... Brickabrac... ^_^

[HavenMarie]

Nice poem. :) You are a very talented writer.

[Sarah Conder]

Thank you my dear!

[Emrick]

Nice poem.
In our tradition we believe the devil starts his work from 3am to 5am. And when you have a dream around those hours it is a real vision. Do you have the same belief in U.K?.

[Sarah Conder]

I'd never heard of that before but it certainly sounds fascinating!

[Dean]

But I am perverse. I rather like those demons.