Insomnia...

Insomnia

Right..so I've been up all night,
And for me there is no sleep in sight.
Insomnia.. I haven't had in ages,
I guess it comes and goes in stages.

Something must be on my mind,
A problem of the complicated kind,
That my brain is trying to sort through,
What it's chewing on, I haven't a clue.

So I sit here, staring, counting sheep,
Just wanting to get some god damn sleep!
But all night, every time I've tried,
Sleep is denied, sleep is denied..

Thanks,
blend57

a reply to: blend57

Blend another amazing writing. Sleep for me is rare too.

I try to sleep, maybe 5 or 6hours. Up every hour or two for a minute. Lack of sleep really amps up my anxiety problems the next day. My life is good, no real worries. But my monkey brain keeps on spinning. Great poem, this I truly understand.

I'd give up all my possessions for a month of solid 8 hrs of sleep each nite. I'm lucky to get more than 6, usually 4 or 5. No matter how big the bags under my eyes, I become conscious with a burst of thought swirling around instantly.

It's pathology, I have no doubt. Something is not quite right upstairs. Be glad you don't have this all the time.