It’s yet another night.
Turn out the lights,
Close all my sights
As I crawl into bed.
I now lay ever steady,
Nerves and muscles ready
Though too little sleep is deadly
I can’t get these thoughts out of my head.
I miss the lonely pier.
The juicy taste of deer.
Though can’t complain about here
I turn my head to the right.
I see things that aren’t there.
Try to make others not aware
They give me such scares
Can’t sleep without a small light.
I have to take pills,
The same ones that kills
Worse than your rent or power bills
I hear my alarm beep.
Outside the sun’s above the clouds,
Corporal of the Guard again, so proud
As I start to scream aloud,
“I can’t get any sleep!”
END
Aristides S. Adams
Poetry
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Very interesting
Thank you. I suffer from Insomnia and auditory/visual hallucinations. Poetry and Music writing is my way to dealing with it.
I am sorry that you have those conditions. They do and can happen to people. Sometimes those symptoms are drug induced. Yet also, those symptoms can be treated with medication.
If you have been that way all of your life, you probably have coping skills. If it’s a new occurence, know that things can get better over time.
I’ve had Insomnia my whole life. Know why. I have my ways of dealing with it. The hallucinations are from my teenage years and from a severe car wreck that I died from, and labeled me disabled for the rest of my life. Supposed to be a vegetable. Supposed to not be able to walk. Walked out of the hospital with my cane over my shoulder. I was jonesing for a cigarette, truth be known. 2 months. But I hope you enjoyed this poem and enjoy my others. Thanks.