IN DORMIVEGLIA

06 09 14

I. To sleep...

 

As if I needed affirmation

of the weekend from a mouse

 

As if I needed mutually

indecipherable dialogue

 

As if I need a hip social setting

when Insomnia gets off on my inside

 

As if I need a drink for the prodding

of my eyes or charisma for the charming of hers

 

As if we need a hotel or a bed

for that matter in Dormiveglia

 

II. ...perchance to dream.

 

Darling Insomnia

how you dazzle in your quilted

queendom of suction

 

Darling Insomnia

suck out the vanilla gumming

up my timid lungs like sugared venom

 

Darling Insomnia

I promise I won't burden you with moans of

fantasy-inflicted headaches

 

Darling Insomnia

let your sirrah latch his inhalation

onto your majestic bosom like an asp

 

Darling Insomnia

does subordination in my windpipe

do right by your despotic grasp?

Author's Note

Dormiveglia (Italian: dor-mE-vel-ya): the space between sleeping and waking...a weak, interrupted slumber.

Reviews

[Pryde Foltz]

Darling Insomnia
does subordination in my windpipe
do right by your despotic grasp?

First off … loved this work … an artistic masterpiece. The first section had an almost Downie feel to it and you know he's my favourite and then you nailed the bard too. First rate, Steve.

[kublakhan27]

Great compliments my friend, thank you Pryde.

[redflutterby]

Oh my sweet Steve...I can feel your utter distress over that b***h insomnia. Sigh.... I know this is taking a terrible toll on you. I wish I could just flutter my wings and send you off to dream land. But sadly I dont have that gift. This poem is beyond perfect...fantastic and heart rending at the same time. Sending you hugs and kisses. xoxo...;-)

[kublakhan27]

My dear friend, just hearing from you is the best therapy I can think of...I'm glad that you enjoyed this piece, as I don't consider it to be that great...it just doesn't sound like me, it sounds like another person when I read it back to myself...but your words have brought a smile to my face, as does your friendship, always...hugs and kisses in return my friend :) xoxo

[icelandicblue]

Insomnia coupled with what I call twilight sleep saps your resolve and sucks you dry. You're awake and you're not sure you've slept. In my life I have had bouts of insomnia and sleep has always been an issue for me. There seems no escape from her and as the sun goes down the anxiety goes up. I have heard from my friends about The Sleep Whisperer and a couple of them swear by her. I could feel the defeat and anxiousness in your words.

[kublakhan27]

Again you have proven to be a kindred spirit my friend...defeat and anxiousness just about sum it all up...the frustrating irony of it is that I've written much of my best-received stuff under these conditions, but the words have not been easy to come by as of late under any conditions, which is one of the reasons I haven't been around much, and I'm not overly enamoured of these words...they just don't sound like me to me, you know? It's hard to explain...but I gain a measure of relief, as I often do, in the knowledge that you know where I'm coming from...thanks so much.

[jacob erin-cilberto]

i just love the way you personify insomnia here...there just is no fighting it...like a beautiful woman coming to our bed, and of course we know that would keep us awake just the same...
between insomnia, beautiful women and that elusive muse.

i guess we will sleep when we die.

[kublakhan27]

You have summed it all up succinctly and perfectly Jacob...thank you for reading and for understanding.

[writing mojo]

You brace your devices for forming conclusions well..excellent style and flow to this sleeping in gallows ..piece

[kublakhan27]

So glad you enjoyed it...thank you mojo.

[m.s.early]

A totally unique approach to this sleepless phenomena. I appreciate the diction that captures the unique imagery. It invokes the helplessness of the condition along with the tone of that inner-voice we all have while experiencing it. Very enjoyable read. Thank you.

[kublakhan27]

Many thanks for reading x, I'm glad you enjoyed it and understood where I'm coming from with this one.