| Member Comments on this Poem |
| Posted by Anne Boulender on 11/14/06 at 10:36 AM you could have really chosen a different direction with this, but I guess since youre not overly negative, you didn't. I've had insomnia since I was a teenager and it can be quite draining and disruptive. |
| Posted by Gregory O'Neill on 11/14/06 at 07:58 PM Hi Chris. Yes, oft times night has little to do with sleep...and you list some of the excellent reasons. But hey, sleep refreshes only the body anyway, it rarely sets the soul at rest and too often opens within us an inn for phantoms. In the morning we must sweep out the shadows and go on. Excellent write. Thanks. |
| Posted by Sandy M. Humphrey on 11/14/06 at 09:33 PM From one insomniac to another, I agree with how it can strike at any age yet it seems the middle years seem to bring more meaning to the reasons why. How adeptly you outline the reasoning and the outcome. As for me when asked if I am sleeping through the night and why not I usually just reply I don't sleep, I just nap. these middle years find me up
at all hours of the night
breathing light into the darkness...keep breathing that light for perhaps that is when the poetry comes to you in waves. smh :) |
| Posted by Tony Young on 11/14/06 at 10:12 PM Hi Chris, have read many of your poems and enjoy the flow you tend to employ, your honesty is outstanding. Sleep well... |
| Posted by Quentin S Clingerman on 11/15/06 at 03:10 AM An expression of hope and courage in every word! Calls forth empathy and compassion. |
| Posted by Christel Crews on 11/15/06 at 05:56 AM you know, from one insomniac to another, i completely relate to this piece, 100%, you've captured it completely - a smooth piece |
| Posted by Joan Serratelli on 11/17/06 at 08:23 PM I absolutely can relate! I have not had a good night's sleep in so long, I've forgotten what it feels like to be well rested. This phenonmenon is so weell expressed. All I can say is "To sleep, perchance to dream". |
| Posted by Michelle Angelini on 11/18/06 at 05:04 AM If it weren't for the meds I take, the "crushing weight" of financial and physical circumstances would keep me awake 24 hours a day. It just appears like I'd have to stay awake that long, or maybe longer, if the day could be extended to deal with the plethora of garbage (and miracles, fortunately) that make up this thing called life. Wonderfully said.
~Chelle~ |
| Posted by Katerina T Nix on 11/28/06 at 08:09 AM Thank you for sharing this piece, Chris. I enjoyed it very much. I think I know how you feel, to a certain extent anyway! :) -Kat |
