Tag: awake

Suspended

Suspended

That space in-between
neither awake nor sleep
Waiting, suspended
in limbo
yearning for the deep
 
The mind in overdrive
an uneasy qualm
Tossing and turning
with body contorting  
what medicine will calm?
 
Imagination racing
I say numbers backwards
and count some sheep
After trying all of the above
I did drift off to sleep 


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I have taken a poem that I wrote in 2019 and reworked it a little.  It fits the prompt.	

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Lagging

Lagging

Tiredness came swiftly
Smothering
Laying heavy on my eyes
and limbs
Suppressing efforts of revival
A deep state
Encompassing

Feeling grubby and unclean
Exhausting
Succumbing to sleep
Dramatic and deep
Eccentric Dreams
Teasing

Body failing to adjust
Confusing
Brightness of mind
Wins over darkness of night
Fully awake
Rejuvenating

Mind now alert
Conflicting
Energy is lowered
Limbs cannot move
Mind is willing but flesh is weak
Frustrating

Christine Bolton – Poetry for Healing ©

Words Prompts:

Grubby

Eccentric

Dramatic

Tease

Swift

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