Silence of the night
Solitude and cocoa mugs
Congeal together
Motionless in dark
Not a sliver of light here
In this pool of black
My eyes are open
Or perhaps my eyes are closed
Too dark to decide
My clock marks the hours
Sentinel of a time slide
As it slips away
Sleep eludes me now
A whisper of a garment
Keeps me wide awake
Morning will soon come
Dawn will caress my window
With her pale fingers
Insomnia reigns
My mind busy with its thoughts
Resisting all rest
I fall silently
into the vivid dreams of
Rapid eye movement
Sudden hypnic jerk
Dream of falling from great heights
Wide awake again
My bedside lamp stand
Switched on inadvertently
Blinded by the light
Steve Wheeler © 10 March, 2021
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