She knocks on the door;
she wants to come in.
I say, “It’s unlocked.”
There’s silence again.
She makes my lids drop;
she teases me so.
Oh, how I’m aroused,
I sigh.
She knows.
She whispers to me,
“I’ve called you by name.”
Then laughs in my ear.
“Don’t you hear me dear?”
My eyes are burning;
I want to let go.
Madness is churning,
rattling me so.
“Silly little child,”
she says in a trill voice.
“Isn’t it time?”
“Time,”
I tell her,
“is the enemy beast.
So much of it goes by
without reprieve,
I’m aghast.”
“I know.”
She smiles back;
her grin has worn thin.
“With arms wide open,
I’ve invited you in.”
“That’s such a lie!”
Now I’m mad. I’ve had it.
She’s really whacked.
Energized once more,
she knocks on my door.
The Sleep Goddess is not in the house. LOL I can completely empathaize with this poem tonight!
ReplyDeleteIt is so nice to know someone out there in this universe gets my writing. =D Funny, I thought this poem spoke for itself with the whole sleeplessness thing, but so far the take has been if it's about death, loss, or depression.
ReplyDeleteI hope sleep found you and took you hostage for a few hours at least.