INSOMNIA drip

For those who have chronic sleep issues, I feel your pain!

I TOSS AND TURN, CAN'T TURN MY MIND OFF. RESTLESS, THIS LUCID TRIP IS RELENTLESS. NIGHTS SHADOW IS ALL OVER ME. IT’S TAKEN HOLD, COLD SWEAT, WON'T LET ME ATTAIN REST. I FEST AS THE LUCID DARK TURMOIL INFESTS. MY MIND RACES AND WONDERS UNRULY.

LIKE THUNDER AND LIGHTNING. ALL MY MUSCLES TIGHTENING. I'M TENSE. IT GETS PROGRESSIVELY INTENSE. NOTHING TO AID ME IN DEFENCE OF THIS FEARSOME FOE. WHOLE BODY IN A VICE GRIP, AS I SLIP FURTHER DELIRIUM. NO RELEASE, NO PEACE, WILL THIS EVER CEASE. LIDS FLUTTER, WITH EVERY BLINK THEY SINK HEAVIER AND HEAVIER.

STARE BLANKLY AT SHADOWS ON THE WALL. SIT UP RIGHT, BODY STIFF AS RIGAMORTIS FALLING ENDLESSLY THROUGH MY THOUGHTS.CAN'T FIND ANY REFUGE, DARK GHOUL REFUSES TO LOSE. EVERY SOUND IS AMPLIFIED TO THE HIGHEST DECIBEL.

HEAR EVERY DROP OF RAIN TAP-TAP-TAPPING INCESSANTLY ON THE WINDOW PANE. THE BED CREAKS AND IT FEELS LIKE MY BONES. AS I ZONE SPORADICALLY THROUGH MY HEAD, LIKE A SPEEDING UNSTOPPABLE TRAIN.

PEEL BACK THE CURTAINS, CERTAIN UNDER THE GLOW OF MOONLIGHT, I SHALL NOT BE GRANTED SLUMBER THIS NIGHT. I SENSE A NEW DAY IS NEAR AT HAND, AND A FRESH DAWN APPROACHES. I FURTHER REPROACH AS BIRDS SING IN ANOTHER DAY. THE GREASY HELLISH CREATURE STARTS TO RELINQUISH CONTROL OF MY YEARNING SLEEPING SOUL.

A NIGHT OWL NO MORE. NO LONGER A CREATURE OF THE NIGHT. UNTANGLED FROM THE DREARY CLUTCH AS THE VAMPIRE SEEKS HIBERNATION FROM THE SUNLIGHT.

Lay Under the peaceful comfortable malaise of a double quilted duvet, aww peace.

By: bernie g

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