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No Sleep

Trigger Warning (Alcoholism & Insomnia)

By Minowa MendezPublished 7 years ago 2 min read
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12am

I need sleep

I should rest

But I can’t

1am

Still awake

Mind racing

I should really be sleeping

2am

The thoughts won’t stop

I miss you

I miss you

3am

I hope you still think of me

I hope you miss me too

My mind won’t stop

4am

I’m still awake

My heart aches

I should’ve never let you go

5am

The sun rises soon

Everyone awakes soon

Yet mind has been up all night

6am

I see it

I see the sun

You lit up my day, brighter than any Sun could

7am

You’re on your way to work

Yet I’m home

Paralyzed by my mind

The thoughts of missing you

8am

It is day

It's a bright and sunny day

But inside of me is dark

9am

I’m still awake

Why did I let you leave

I still miss you

10am

I still lay

Paralyzed by my thoughts

I’m choking from the heart ache

Set me free from this pain

11am

Our ship has sunk

All that is left is artifacts of

Who we were

Together

12pm

Lunch time

We used to eat lunch together

Sadly, this lunch

I’ll be drinking

nothing but rum

1pm

A bottle of wine

You got it for me

Our anniversary

I miss your laugh

I miss your smile

2pm

Guess we have another day without sleep

Let’s drink to that

Let’s drink a whole lot,

to forget what we had

3pm

I wanna sleep

But my mind won’t shut up

You’re gone and there’s no getting you back

4pm

I rest

Close my eyes

Try to sleep

Try to sleep

Try to breathe

7pm

Loud noise

It’s my phone

Answer, no answer

Answer

I pray it's you, is it you?

8pm

I’m crying

I’m sobbing

You said you missed me

Like I missed you

I hope to see you soon

Before I disappear

9pm

It’s my door bell

It’s you

I look like shit

Because I can’t stop thinking of you

But you look like me

10pm

I guess we were doing the same

Now I feel more sane

The feeling is surreal yet very real

You’re here and I’m in youe arms

11pm

I hear you breathing

I smell you

I feel you

You’re real

This moment is real

I close my eyes

Inhale, exhale, inhale, exhale

I drift, drift with you

love poems

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