Pillow Talk
Pillow Talk
Sleep is that gentle sailing down a stream of nothingness
No dreams need to butt in
To make thee a pleasant journey
Sleep is that breath of fresh air
Body taking a timeout, mind going overtime however
Overtime
Thoughts are constantly knocking
Then aggressively banging to gain my conscious affection
But I'm tired
I'm worn out already
Not even a caress from my mind
Acknowledging the restless beings
Can tamper their need to be...
Felt
Heard
Experienced again
Experienced again...
I sigh the heaviness out of my lungs
And open the door
I'm sleep deprived and their hungry
So they cornered me
I looked up at each memory,
Each thought pressing me to...
Inhale the emotions I chose to disguise
To pick up the feelings I shoved under my shoe and...
To live through it, entirely.
Sleep is that heavy weight you feel on your back
Gravity grounding you, when your mind won't let you
Won't let you.
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About this poem
This piece describes the turmoil felt during insomnia. Sleepless nights where you are stuck with your thoughts.
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Written on October 26, 2021
Submitted by Nanda_Regine on June 16, 2022
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | XXA XX XXBA XXA XBX XXA AACXXA XC CX |
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Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 927 |
Words | 182 |
Stanzas | 9 |
Stanza Lengths | 3, 2, 4, 3, 3, 3, 6, 2, 2 |
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