Sleepless Night poem1
Sleepless Night
The glowing red numbers
never seem to change.
Bleary-eyed vision
catches movement in shadows.
Something is there,
just out of sight,
taunting you with glimpses
but never solid proof.
Almost convincing you
that you've just watched
too much Dr. Who,
and your imagination is holding
you hostage.
Time stretches endlessly
as an eternity passes
between each tick
and tock.
Every noise is amplified;
bugs, wind, howls, and birds.
The birds are the loudest offenders.
Twittering, chirping, and whistling
when all you want
is for them to
SHUT UP!
But, not even silence helps,
not tonight.
Morpheus cannot be enticed
into your bed.
He has forsaken you for another.
Someone else who desires his dreams.
He remains unconvinced
of your love and devotion.
Leaving you to suffer,
Alone.
Staring
at the motionless
Clock.
Waiting
for this sleepless night
To End.
© 2012 Casey Cooper