It started with a howling clock – a coyote or a wolf
\nHair prickling feral screams in disoriented darkness
\nNowhere I can identify not even the when
\nAnd then there was the wailing of cats outside a window
\nHuman wailing didn’t sound like mine but my mouth
\nWas open pupils dilated I’m not here<\/p>\n
Let me explain; I never want to sleep<\/p>\n
In hospital gown sneaking from dim room
\nNo surprise sighs of exasperation
\nGive more medication just knock her out
\nBenadryl Ambien NyQuil or Valium
\nRuns down the halls and slides in slippers
\nSounds cuter when they call it “the jitters”
\nMore like inky terror heavy on my chest
\nDragging down to the hell that’s hidden at the bottom of the bed<\/p>\n
Let me explain; I never want to sleep<\/p>\n
I let my lovers take my body but never
\nThe remote control I need to control sound and light
\nNeed them to fight back the shadows
\nDon’t ask me what time I shut my eyes
\nIf I stayed up until sunrise do you really think
\nCurtains open or melatonin have ever brought me peace<\/p>\n
Let me explain; I never want to sleep<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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