Before the Sun Rises
John Townsend 1945 (Loughborough)
Why do I wake
before the Sun rises
feel so tired
yet restless inside
unable to close my eyes
sleep through the night.
Sometimes it is
like a game I am sure
my mind playing tricks
rattling my cage
waking me up
'Come on you fool
to get up.'
Yet everyone sleeps
so I mock these tiresome thoughts
write as I think
challenge my mind
as giving this nonsense
a reply,
yet why?
I am tired
want to sleep
to hell with this night shift
of no sleep.
Oh look the halo of the Sun
fractures the night
maybe I will rest
at full sunlight.
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Submitted by Nolostalgia on May 09, 2021
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Characters | 494 |
Words | 106 |
Stanzas | 1 |
Stanza Lengths | 28 |
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