Bedtime

Bedtime

A Poem by Olivia Bant

Bedtime
Time to sleep
I sleep to escape from the hurt and the pain
Draping myself in the comforting shadows of night
I seek refuge from the storm within
As if I could fold the world into a dream
And let its echoes hush the ache

With the sound of the rain
Pouring on the roof
Setting my body cool
In a dark room
Wrapped in a blanket
I sleep
So I can heal

Healing from the trick of the imagination and the delusion that I thought was the reality
My brain tricked me
Or should I paraphrase
You tricked me
So I sleep
A long deep sleep
Just to forget
Bedtime

© 2024 Olivia Bant


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i also use sleep to escape my stark reality. i'm not sure if it is the best way, but it's really the only option i have. my life sucks right now and going to bed early and waking up late means at least my day is shorter. so i feel this. i feel you. time to pop some lemborexant and hit the pillow.

Posted 2 Weeks Ago


Olivia Bant

2 Weeks Ago

It may not be the best way, but it helps sometimes. I call it a "Painkiller" or a "reality shutter"... read more
Then while I sleep the cat meow's her demand's stating, "I see the bottom of my dish", mind now awake, events of life, like a bad movie, start playing again. I very much identify with this, great poem.

Posted 1 Month Ago


Olivia Bant

1 Month Ago

I think everyone would identify with this, because sleeping help us to escape from the chaos that so.. read more
Yes, sleep can drown so much, can walk your thoughts and often wake you happily. Your words ring a past that might be set aside to use the beauty of your writing into a happier place and moment. Olivia, is that you want and need, perhaps. Thoughts and feelings set out in such a hurt, raw yet honest way. Your write will grow as time goes on, emotionally change its shape and time kind, let in some gentle smiles.

Posted 1 Month Ago


emmajoygreen

1 Month Ago

Hello, Olivia! Is never wrong to write off your hurt and pain, in fact can be good for the heart an.. read more
Olivia Bant

1 Month Ago

Okay! Thank you.
emmajoygreen

1 Month Ago

Better the smile than the frown, look in your mirror and see how the two compare!!! Go for it - Ol.. read more

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Added on October 16, 2024
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Olivia Bant
Olivia Bant

Moscow , State of Moscow , Russia



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I'm a girl who just found out that she could bleed through poetry. Yeah, I am that girl. more..

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