Caffeine, caffeine,
What have you done?
I can’t get to sleep,
And this isn’t fun.
I had you this morning,
Yet still I’m awake,
I’m not sure how much more,
Of this I can take!
sleep
Sleep Apnea
Snatched back
From the icy talons,
Of deathless sleep,
Or sleepless death.
Heartbeat pulsing in my ears,
Rattling in my chest.
Leaving me helpless,
Heatless,
Struggling to catch up,
Unawares.
And now I lay awake,
Trapped in fear,
Knowing I am unable take,
My final breath.
Lately
Lately I’ve been sleeping,
Which means that I don’t write,
As I can only create poems,
In the middle of the night,
But this evening I’m hungover,
And got sucked in to Family Guy,
So now I’m writing poetry,
Under the night sky.
Slump
I haven’t left the house for days,
And I just can’t seem to sleep.
I really need a shower,
My whole body smells like feet.
I should really try to find something,
To pull me out this slump.
I could start by tidying,
This place looks like a dump.
I could just write a song or two,
And maybe get some food,
Then crawl right back into my bed,
Untill I’m nice and stewed.
I Saw You in my Dream
You were in my dream last night,
I still can’t work out why,
You just walked be me in the street,
And both of us said hi.
I then wake up this morning,
And there you are again,
But this time in the real world,
Hello again my friend.
My Head
Every so often,
When I am going to sleep,
My mind fucks with me.
Why haven’t I,
Got any controll,
Over my own brain?
Head Space (or lack thereof)
Make it stop,
Please,
Just give it a rest.
I’m trying to sleep,
And you’re being a pest.
You keep filling my head,
With doubt and worry.
Just quit it already,
I’m getting up early.
More sleepless nights
I woke up at eight this morning,
But I still can’t get to sleep.
This is starting to get quite annoying,
I’ll just write more poems I suppose.
Sleep
I’m tapping my fingers,
I’m tapping my toes,
When I will sleep,
Nobody knows.
I’m tossing and turning,
I’m closing my eyes,
I’m relaxing my mucles,
But all my hope dies,
As off goes the fire alarm,
BEEP BEEP BEEP,
What a beautiful lullaby,
To send me to sleep.
Sleep
When I want to sleep I can’t,
And when I can’t sleep I want to.
It feels like I am melting away,
Which has started to become quite a pain.
Tansy Roake 