Insomnia

sometimes they bang loudly until I let them out :)

Words beat against the door of my mind.

'Wake!', 'Write!' they say.

I struggle in bed,

tossing and turning.

I'm tired, I want sleep.

Still the words pound

and keep me awake.

'Write!' they shout.

I sigh and get up.

I shuffle to my computer,

turn it on,

yawn,

and write.

Reviews

[That_Girl]

Great flow and tempo. I have insomnia as well... it's quite the pain isn't it?

[Mark]

As long as naps exist it isn't so bad. :) Thanks for the review.

[That_Girl]

Yes but really, who has the time for those? :)

[Mark]

Priorities :)

[Shimmerbliss/CAF]

Oh, yes...I understand this. My bed is often covered with notebooks and a pen so that I can scribble in the dark. This can prove quite a mess when I have to decipher my own scribblings but I try to space them out! :) No writer wants to let that one great thought get away. The words are sometimes like dreams and if you don't catch onto them they vanish. I liked this...you are not alone, dear writer.

[chartinboy]

Mark - A brilliantly paced poem.

As a chronic insomniac, I totally understand the buzzing pain of being awoken at all hours by a brain that can't keep time! Although the poem looks a tad strangely proportioned, once you're reading it it flows very well, and I enjoyed reading it.

Thank you :)

[ErikHansen67]

Powerful will to write! I would have rolled over and covered my head with a blanket...

[Mockingbird]

at least you were able to get up and write. you must have a powerful muse.

[....]

Have had this happened to me a time or two.
Don't like the feeling either.

[Kiari Sabon]

the call and curse of every writer