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The Misadventures of a Never-Sleeper

January 12, 2010
By wombatz-rule GOLD, Montrose, Minnesota
wombatz-rule GOLD, Montrose, Minnesota
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Today is Monday,
Perhaps Tuesday, now, I'm guessing,
and my mind somehow feels the need
to show how perfectly well it's functioning
by never wanting to shut off.

Oh, I've counted sheep,
Pondered chameleons
(Because sometimes invisibility is all I want),
Drifted off, dreamt I died, then woke in a cold sweat,
I downed a Diet Coke
(With caffeine, my mistake),
Cleaned my room by flashlight
And danced, alone, to my iPod.

I've played guitar quietly,
feeling pathetic in the dark,
Taken pictures of the moonlight,
And hummed myself to sleep
(Unsuccessfully).

So now my mind is buzzing.

I've written love letters, torn them up,
then taped them back together
(Some day, I tell myself),
I've completed Harry Potter movies one and two,
But gave up on the third, for what's the point
of meeting Sirius
when he will just die anyways?

And that started me on Googling
the meaning of life
(When did Harry Potter become so intellectual?)
which left me thoroughly confused;
I sketched a pair of praying hands
but it looked more like two fists
and then, as I looked into the mirror,
seeing my hollow eyes with purplish rings, I thought,
I really need some sleep.

Peanut butter toast should do the trick,
but now I'm running on a sugar high.
I could run a marathon!, I think,
but then cringe at the idea of
collapsing yards before the finish line,
snoring loudly.

INSOMNIA! I scream,
for this silence is a beast,
And as the mental part of my brain decides,
Tomorrow's Geometry might be the snoozer,
the secret trick of sleep,
my alarm clock beeps.


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on Mar. 9 2011 at 4:24 pm
alymarie3 PLATINUM, Leavenworth, Kansas
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Favorite Quote:
Piglet: How do you spell love?<br /> Pooh: You don&#039;t spell it, you feel it

Ummmm hmmmm...AMAZING! i cant say i have insomina but i do have an issue with waking in the middle of night. I usually just walk around the house and listen to my i-pod, eat a midnight snack, or read poems but your poem is amazing!

on Feb. 20 2010 at 11:57 pm
humanity_vs._reason BRONZE, Hayward, California
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Favorite Quote:
Why should I be afraid of falling to the ground if its soil was the very thing that blossomed me?

Ugh.... insomnia. Do I know that feeling..... excellent poem. You reminded me of how I haven't slept for the past 36 hours.... :)

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on Feb. 20 2010 at 8:24 pm
sydmc5773, Kingsville, Maryland
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Favorite Quote:
&quot;To the well-organized mind, death is but the next great adventure.&quot; ~ APWBD

HARRY POTTER RULES! SIRIUS BLACK IS WORTH MEETING. He blows my mind.

on Feb. 17 2010 at 8:13 am
wixchick BRONZE, Marion, Indiana
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I looooooooooooooove this poem so much. I can't describe to you how much i like it. its feels very true, and not like the author is trying to be someone he or she is not. Thank you for this