Down Time

The Duvet ensnares me

Sweat

drips and clings

Cotton grabs and chokes the 

                                       dream,

Wrestling limbs free

from phantom chains

Tossing, turning, entwining,

Lapsing,

Collapsing, in and out of,

Dread, fear, almost sleep,

A token reprisal 

From the sleep walkers blues

But conscious  of every twitch

and moan

A torment of emotions

Unfolding through the night

Left side

Right side

Neither seem to fit

A bed of broken boulders

On a mattress of mind

Mistaking the pea for me,

Download the damage

and change the sheets,

                             Goodnight.

Reviews

[Coyote Poetry]

Me too my friend. I need my naps now. Hello dear friend and thank you for sharing the amazing poetry.
Coyote

[Cherrie Palmer]

Yes I get it at this point in life I'm more of a chain napper 2 hour, wakeup and read, 1 hour wakeup drink water 2 hours oh great my alarm.

[gram linski]

then totally knackered all day, and god forbid you have a nap, then you are not tired at night, etc..., thanks for reading Cherrie

[Chris Shaw]

I can relate to these lines. I am not a good sleeper either. This is what you call a living nightmare which torments the soul and mind to distraction. When you don't sleep, all those thoughts you have, become grossly exaggerated. When morning breaks, you are truly broken. It's good to see you posting again. I felt exhausted after reading your descriptive lines.

Chris

[gram linski]

Hey Chris, thanks, haha, mission accomplished, have a wee lie down, my dulcet drone echoing roon yer heed,

[Edie Blue Starfish]

Sleep struggles are something I am familiar with. Nodding my head in agreement and empathy as I read your struggles. Eventually you go down but only to wake up only a short time later to go to work.

[gram linski]

waking in a pool of sweat
unperfectly slept, thanks Edie, to the writers that sleep forgot,

[jacob erin-cilberto]

i have had little "Goodnight" lately...been tossin' and turnin'....and thinking too much....
i finally just wear out...and could sleep standing up.
i don't have a duvet...but sure related to this one.
I like, the last three lines, especially.
j

[gram linski]

Appreciate you taking the time to read, when you could be asleep, lol, insomnia has been the bane of my life, but then again that's when I write ...

[John Alexander McFadyen]

Love the play on words. Down as in feathers. I so relate to this one. We put the one tog duvet on last week I am am still kicking it into touch! Loved this one as it is seemingly straightforward for you! When I saw the line 'A bed of broken boulders' I immediately wanted it to be 'A bed of broken bones'. And the reference to 'The Princess and the Pea', very apt!

[gram linski]

Thanks again, Sir, sleep deprivation is torture in some countries lol, if you are dreaming on a bed of broken bones, then you are a sicker f**k than me (one of the few, lol,)