3 A.M.

A poem for those late-night overthinking thoughts.

It is three a.m. once again
My mind runs wild with thoughts
And I can't quite comprehend
Why I can't connect these dots
For hours I'll ponder and pretend
While my stomach tangles into knots

It is three a.m. and not a wink of sleep
My eyes adjust; darkness is now my light
The questions I avoid are on repeat
I try to resist with all of my might
Before I see that I've gone too deep
I know that I won't sleep tonight

It is three a.m., and I'm overthinking
I promised tonight I won't shed a tear
I am lost in limbo not even blinking
My mind is hazy, but it's still clear
Now I believe my heart is sinking
Why am I holding this much fear?

My mind has bested me tonight
But it has yet blown out my light

Reviews

[Saoirse K.]

i've totally been there
tired as all hell but unable to sleep
because i've got too much on the mind
you've captured that really well in this piece
that tension between anxiety and pragmatism
which somehow tends to rear its head only late at night
or early in the morning as the case may be
nice write
thanks for sharing

[Talia]

Glad you liked it. Thanks for reading

[barleygirl]

I love rhyme & rhythm, so this hits the spot on those notes. Many here write about insomnia, but to me, this sounds fresh & full of new ideas. I like how your writing is simply expressed, yet the way you do it is full of interesting observations everyone can relate to. There's an uninhibited quality to both these poems of yours I've just read, as if you have no fear about jumping in & revealing however you feel about a thing. To me, being honest in writing is what it's all about (((HUGS))) Fondly, Margie

[Talia]

In order to get people to feel my writing, I have to put my personal feelings out there. It took a while for me to do that, but I got there. So glad you enjoyed it. Thanks for reading!

[Terra]

We all have those 3am moments. The places our minds take us and the thoughts we can't avoid.
This is beautiful and relatable for so many of us.

[Talia]

So glad you enjoyed. Thanks for reading

[pinhead07]

I enjoyed reading it! I've had terrible insomnia, just couldn't sleep till dawn, the thoughts that can sneak up on one at such a time are weird to say the least, depression, anxiety and insomnia went hand in hand for me, your poem on this is nicely written to say the least, keep writing. Top score :)

[Talia]

I know those feelings so well. I'm glad you enjoyed. Thank you!

[jacob erin-cilberto]

it's too quiet in the middle of the night....we can hear our own thoughts and they frighten us.
And often we want to write them down but they are too congested and we are too hazy.
I like the subtle rhyme scheme that sneaks up on the reader in this quite identifiable write.
j.

[Talia]

Glad you enjoyed!

[Rye]

such an emotional read, it tugs at the heart. nicely expressed

[Talia]

So glad you enjoyed. Thanks.