Sleep Deprivation

 

loss of sleep

 

deprivation

 

medicine induced dreams

 

she screams as she doses off

 

into a hazy maze

 

toss and turn

 

arise

 

drugged

 

pacing the floor

 

back and forth

 

insomnia

 

fades in fades out

 

chain smoking

 

in the middle of the night

 

thoughts come thoughts go

 

she watches the clock

 

as each hour slowly passes

 

afraid of the dark

 

she turns on the nightlight

 

lying on her bed

 

she gazes at the ceiling

 

staring into oblivian

 

her mind reaching

 

past time and outerspace

 

far beyond the planets and stars

 

 

 

Reviews

[Fabian G. Franklin]

Man, this so sounds like me on the pain medication they gave me to help me sleep. A great piece and easily related to.