do you sleep?
there’s a humming in my ears,
a ringing,
a sound that will not go away.
i cover my ears,
i bury my head,
… and yet, it is there.
there’s a singing i can hear,
a song,
a chorus just out of my reach.
i turn my head,
i strain to hear the words,
… and yet, it is there.
there is laughter all around,
a joy,
i see it in the distance,
reaching out my hand,
i can barely catch the vibrations,
… and yet, it is there.
there’s a life i can see,
a light,
i turn my face,
i raise my hands,
i can just feel the outline,
… and yet, it is there.
there is courage in this place,
movement,
my feet run faster,
i jump and my wings spread out,
… and yet, it is there.
it is there.
do you sleep?
it feels like one living outside of everything, in one’s head, also tinnitus. LOL. I know many who can’t sleep because of that sound in their ears. Thanks for the smile. Happy G. day!! π
http://lynnaima.wordpress.com/2012/01/18/precarious-leanings/
Ha! Yes. Thank you.
I like the feeling of hope in what I assumed would be quite a dark poem when I started reading.
http://halfwaybetweenthegutter.wordpress.com/2012/01/22/painfully-breaking/
I know. I thought it was going to be dark and dreary when I started and then it turned.
Thank you!
Somehow, I know exactly what you’re saying here. Nicely done!
Thank you Charles!
There’s so much just out of our reach and sleep… well, I “get” what you wrote here π
United in our sleep deprivation. π
Thank you Estrella!
sounds like someone with ADHD
primed to dance
Okay… possibly!
Thank you!
I can so relate to this. I’ll never have to invest in a white noise machine.
Ha!
We come equipped with our own white noise don’t we? I wish mine sounded more like the ocean though. π
grand opening line, well done.
Thank you!
I like the repetition – the nagging unrest of insomnia
Exactly… right? π Thank you for this!
Why sleep when life is calling?
True… but if we don’t take time to take care of ourselves… we will suffer. Rest. Sleep. These are my friends (when they come) π
Very Very nice write Becky! I love this….
Ahh — thank you very much. This made me smile!
Actually yes. I LOVE to sleep. One. Of. The. Best. Things. Ever!!!!
When I have trouble falling asleep I listen for that ringing and I concentrate on it. I concentrate so hard that I allow it to change the color of what I see when my eyes are closed. I concetrate very closely to let it become louder and louder and louder so loud that it drowns out everything. Every thought, every sight, every sound and then next thing I know, I am waking up.
Seriously. That is how I go to sleep when I am “having trouble” falling alseep (ie. can’t stop thinking enough to fall asleep).
I love to sleep!
Sweet dreams, B!
Okay… I have a plan for tonight now, concentrate on the stillness of the noise. I’ll report to you later! π
Exactly. What you were going through (tornadoes and sirens?) totally different.
…. and my 100lb dog howling at the siren, 10 feet from my bed. He’s actually what woke me up… by scaring me out of bed!
No, I don’t sleep but back to your poem
I like the playfulness of the words. I interpret “vibrations” to me dreams or hopes or what the future holds.
Loved it
Thank you! Yes! That is actually what I was thinking… you are good at psychoanalysis. π
I don’t think He does… if that’s you meaning behind the words? I am not sure if that is what you saying … That is what I took from it… your words are beautiful and they drew me in… and how I love that about good poetry! π
~L
Oh my gosh… I am smiling BIG from your words. Thank you very much my kind friend!
You are so welcome! π thanks for stopping by the other day and for sweet words!
Yes.. sleep and I are lovers…
wrapped in nights wings
I can be anything
protected in the night
held tight
I can go anywhere
secure that I am safe
in my dream sea bed
all is well in the world
I hear late at night the vibrations that the daylight drowns out
it calls to me
just love it Becky :~)
You are truly a special being dear June.
Thank you for leaving a piece of yourself here and helping me see things more clearly. π
You must be in my head, because ringing and buzzing is usually all I hear when I lay down. However I have to say that some times when I float through a day, because of lack of sleep and I feel like I’m living inside a dream, but still there is always laughter and joy in that dream.
I loved reading this! Blessings.
http://elizena-lovingmycreator.blogspot.com/
Aww — thank you so much! I couldn’t have asked for kinder words to begin my day, thank you for that.
Hopelessness and optimism! Great work! Keep writing!!!
Thank you! I get a little (a lot) giddy when someone says to keep writing. π
I have nights like this, I had one just this past Saturday as a matter of fact. I love the way you portrayed it here, that ever elusive something that is always just out of reach, if only we could define it, grab hold of it, use it as our pillow.
sometimes, i write poetry in my head as i lie there, waiting.
here’s to sleep!
Yes… here’s to sleep.
Thank you for this, and you write the most wonderful poetry!
I’m looking forward to visiting you later today.
sleep yeah a little…more importantly i dream..and in that i think you truly will fly…a very intriguing piece becky…i like…
Thank you Brian, means so much coming from you!
Quite interesting, and great use of repetition.
Thank you so much!
Love this poem … me, I love to sleep … and dream π
Me too! Thank you for finding me.
eloquent and beautiful.
π
Awww — thank you!
Such a compelling read. I have regular sleepless nights! As soon as I hear suburbia stirring, and I’m not asleep at that point, I just get up. Ideally, I’d love a soundproof bedroom, with blackout curtains!!
You have made a beautiful job of this poem. Maybe insomnia isn’t that bad after all…………….
Yay! This makes me incredibly happy. Thank you for such kind words.
“I jump and my wings spread out”
that’s how i see you, b ~ taking flight. this is a beautiful poem!
*Love* & *Sparkly Squishy Hugs*
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Oh Dani… you are such a good friend. Now, take off those rose colored glasses! π
I like this!
Love the “β¦ and yet, it is there.” chorus.
The flow works well.
Thank you for your kind words (and for visiting)!
witty words,
thanks for sharing.
π
Thank you for stopping by!
reminds me of a near death experience I was told about…. beautiful!
my latest
http://magicinthebackyard.wordpress.com/2012/01/25/gladys-cherry-survivor/
Oh! That’s pretty interesting. Thank you Kellie!
I Like the way you have controlled the pace of this.
Thank you very much! I’m all giddy at the response.
I hear it too ~ nice one ~
My share:
http://a-sweetlust.blogspot.com/2012/01/spicy.html
Thanks so much!
Wonderful poem, thank you for sharing this poem with such a deep feeling of hope … and future.
Thank you for reading it and leaving such kind words!
Love this very much. Thank you for sharing.
wow. a truly inspiring write, full of shadows and lights at the same time. thanks for share, Becky π
Thank you so much for visiting and leaving such inspiring words.
It’s just awesome…The beauty with which you took out the happenings around even after we sleep…wow…loved it..:)