sleepless

September 24, 2013 at 4:32 pm 17 comments

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i lie awake,

unable to sleep.

can’t breathe.

can’t silence my mind.

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i am unable to flick the disconnect switch,

i lie still –

wishing for my thoughts to die.

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finagle a morsel of autumn

17 Comments Add your own

1. Pamela Beckford | September 24, 2013 at 4:36 pm

Sounds like me lately.
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2. Dom DiFrancesco | September 24, 2013 at 4:39 pm

I hope that you are okay my friend, I’m worried about you.
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- 3. words4jp | September 25, 2013 at 12:38 am
  
  xx
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4. justme792 | September 24, 2013 at 4:44 pm

I know the feeling… Hope you’ll be able to have peaceful nights full of sleep very soon!
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- 5. words4jp | September 25, 2013 at 12:37 am
  
  xx
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6. Theresa | September 24, 2013 at 5:51 pm

Wishing you the blessings of peace and hope… I am concerned about you based on your last few posts; can I help?
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7. Svelte | September 24, 2013 at 6:25 pm

Oh K, you’re in my thoughts friend. xXx
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- 8. words4jp | September 25, 2013 at 12:37 am
  
  xx
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9. Brian Hughes | September 24, 2013 at 6:27 pm

And that’s why I drink.
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10. Dan McGaffin | September 24, 2013 at 7:56 pm

I’ve been having the same problem the last couple of weeks.
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- 11. words4jp | September 25, 2013 at 12:36 am
  
  xx
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12. merbear74 | September 24, 2013 at 8:43 pm

Worried about you Kim. xx
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- 13. words4jp | September 25, 2013 at 12:36 am
  
  xx
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14. Cody McCullough | September 25, 2013 at 4:39 am

You did a good job of capturing the feeling of sleeplessness. If only that disconnect switch were easier to turn off….
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- 15. words4jp | September 25, 2013 at 11:34 am
  
  Thanks – I wish. 🙂
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16. Lunch Sketch | September 26, 2013 at 10:48 am

I close my eyes and imagine clouds blocking the blackness of the night sky from my vision. With each thought I push it away like a cloud, consciously moving it out of mind … eventually I either see just blackness or fall asleep trying to keep the clouds from floating back into view.
Sometimes works, sometimes doesn’t. There are no stars in the sky I am striving for, just a nothingness (blackness) so I can move into slumber.
Doesn’t always work … anyway … for what it’s worth 😉

Take Care
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- 17. words4jp | September 26, 2013 at 11:53 am
  
  first of all, what you have just written is lovely. its speaks like a tender whisper – secondly, i appreciate your words and thoughts and i will – must – give this a try:) xx
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