Sometimes, like a lot of people I guess, I suffer from insomnia. But I also have a trait on the opposite side of things–I can fall back asleep really easily. I can wake up, talk to people and seem awake, and still slide back to sleep. It’s helpful when something wakes me up that’s not supposed to–less helpful when I’m supposed to be awake. Which is why I have to get up and get going in the mornings, because I don’t set a million alarms like some people I know…
Also, I want to thank everyone who ever read, liked, commented, and/or followed me. I recently reached a milestone–50 followers!
It’s very nice to know I’m not just talking to myself, and absolutely fabulous to know that some people find me entertaining/interesting enough to keep track of. When I started this blog in January, I had no idea what I was doing, but I followed the advice of others, and am making slow but steady progress.
So, thank you all!
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Drifting Off
Sleep–
Elusive heat shimmer mirage
chased
but hardly ever caught
in a desert of sheets
Slow steady reliable tides
sweep out at night
and return to cushioned shores
each morning
Wake–
Skipping stone
dipping below the surface
again and again
sinking to slumber despite alarms
Sudden draining away
left dry of dreams
marooned
on reality’s shores
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