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Poems and prose about insomnia and sleeplessness by the poet Sun Shadow.  #sunshadowbeats https://ko-fi.com/sunshadowbeats/commissions . . . . . . #poetrycommissions #sunshadow #poetry #prose #poems #sleepless #insomnia #insomniac #wakefulness #cantsleep #restless

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NOT TONIGHT

There’s a moonlight that dances 
Into my window each night
With a deeply glow,
But not tonight.

There’s a cricket that sings 
Into my window each night
With a sweetly chirp,
But not tonight.

There’s a jasmine that floats 
Into my window each night
With a dreamy breath,
But not tonight.

There’s a whisper that breezes 
Into my window each night
With an airy kiss,
But not tonight.

There’s a night dew that drops
Into my window each night
With a lightly lick,
But not tonight.

DIE COUNTING SHEEP

The dark and a yawn drive me to bed,
but though on a pillow I rest my head
sleep does not come, 
but races ahead of my thoughts 
and winks at me with a backward taunt.
I caught her last night
and held her tight
’til the starling sang in the light.
And tonight she bids me chase again,
but I grow weary of her loaded game. 
My eyes sting 
and tear 
for fear I shall never know easy sleep,
but must fight 
and cajole 
and weep her favour each night
or die 
counting sheep.