the clock in my mind
doesn’t really tick tock
it’s more of a low cruel scalding grind
like a rusty cog from an old Slavic car
i lay on my mattress the linen pulled tight big fluffy pillows to hold in my thoughts
the colors are sanskrit oozing in sunburst lotus in buds
every so often when my body shuts down
the beat of my arteries scats like old Calloway
from a past filled with poisons textured with scars
then the grinding is noticed by a runaway synapse and my eyes they go shut
the cat’s by my footstool and the dog’s by my side
yet it is lonely the spirit is gone
she hides in the closet
where her wings were cut off
diagnosis haven across the bookshelf
eating disorders sadness depression societal crud
the plant upon the dresser silver and wide reminds me of Warhol and incense and wine
then the phone pings and i go rub my eyes
i hear that new song sent from afar
i wonder about mother Hubbard and the Kennedys the story of pauper clowning the kings
so i get up to empty the voids in my throat
i walk to the kitchen and touch a tea pot then i look out the window and think of your mouth the back of your head
do i look for what’s final or do i trudge back to bed
Beautifully done, Grady.
Sleeplessness* is misery
but you have taken
some wonderful things from it:
particularly that ‘old Slavic car’
& the Warhol plant;
Amazing!
*what a lovely looking word 🙂
Sweet dreamzzz xo
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“Sleeplessness ” looks like the curvy streets of San Francisco heading toward the ocean thanks for visiting xo
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Damn it! That’s what I was going to say!
Lol.
Have a good one, G
xo
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Hey nice one brazfield. Very well executed. *snap snap snap snap snap*
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Love the sound effects Baby thanks for visiting 👍🏻
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This is beautifully poetic and expressive of the narrator’s experience. Well done.
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Thank you friend xo
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It’s tough for your spirit to take flight when you don’t get any sleep. Hope her wings grow back soon. Nice one, Marisela.
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Thank you friend xo
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Love this.
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Thank you friend xo
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Well done. So many yummy or prickly images!
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Thank you friend xo
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Superb, Marisela! I think sleeplessness is becoming a problem for many. I love your edgy style.
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Thank you friend xoxo
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This is pitch perfect.
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Thank you Jane 🙂🧡
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