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Induced
by Quinlan L GibsonSleep is sweet, so I compete and lose the game.
My mind is strong, but takes too long
to just turn off my brain; stay sane.
Where is the switch? I toss and turn
and this new yearning drives me mad.
I need to rest; is this a test?
Regain the best of nights gone bad?
The days are slurred and though I've heard
this is soon to pass,
flip and flop from too much thought
and here I am, alas.
There is the dream, the need to gleam in morning light.
Get some help and nights will melt from 2 pink pills
and a large glass, of slumber. 10/06/2004 Author's Note: The price of this new lifestyle has been sleep. I can't fall asleep, nor stay asleep for long. A month of this and I've been suggested Benadryll.. God bless Benadryll.
Posted on 10/06/2004
Copyright © 2024 Quinlan L Gibson
| Member Comments on this Poem |
| Posted by Max Bouillet on 10/06/04 at 11:17 PM Yes! Benedryl the wonderful slumber pills. Glad I'm not the only one. Great read. |
| Posted by Sarah Graves on 10/07/04 at 12:39 AM Oh yes, I can relate to this. I have many sleepless nights, mostly because I believe I must figure out all the world's problems beforehand. What a nonsensical dilemma I put upon myself :) Great read. |
| Posted by Ginette T Belle on 10/07/04 at 11:56 PM sleep is a problem with me as well hence i love this poem...the rythmn is perfect and it was so lovely to read... |
| Posted by Rula Shin on 10/08/04 at 07:59 PM Oh yes, insomnia is such a pain! Really can be such a detrament to life. Great rhyme and flow with this one :-) |
| Posted by Rula Shin on 10/08/04 at 08:00 PM Or you could try some paradoxical intention....that is to say, INTEND on NOT sleeping...tell yourself there is NO way you're sleeping tonight no matter what and work hard to do so! See what happens ;-) |
| Posted by Brett Shane on 10/09/04 at 12:43 AM i wonder who can't relate to these feelings?
benadryl is my cure-all, a medic's dream... pills are ok, shots are better ;) |
| Posted by Lori Johnson on 10/11/04 at 06:27 PM As a "so-called specialist" in the field of sleep disorders, I have to caution you on the use of Benadryl. Taken too regularly, it can & will lose it's effect. Be careful with OTC meds, okay? Short term is okay, long term....see a doctor. A specialist, not generalized.
*oh dear* I sound like such a fuddy dud! LOL
The poem, I think, did an excellent job describing insomnia, the wretched thief!! The rhythm reminds me of the frustration as you watch the minutes tick away. Well done. :)
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| Posted by Susan Q Tomas on 10/12/04 at 04:47 PM This poem is great! the rythim and rhymes are perfect. Take it easy brain. |
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