Insomnia has
tattooed across my eyelids
its wide-awake stare.
Can’t sleep 5
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Insomnia has
tattooed across my eyelids
its wide-awake stare.
Tag Archives: sleeplessness
Disbelief
Can it be midnight?
I’m losing track of time, hours
misplaced like lost keys.
Can’t sleep 4
Staying up all night
is the new black. I wear it
and dance until dawn.
The next day
Undereye circles
purple as grapes, lids heavy
as harvest-ripe vines.
Can’t sleep 3 – Bubbe’s lament
Again you’re staying
up late. God forbid you should
worry about me.
About October 10th
I’m unsure whether
joy or terror will greet the
news that I am live.
Can’t sleep 2
Switching to vampire
office hours. In bed past noon.
I write without light.
Can’t sleep
Is it the green tea
or the excitement of new
possibilities?
a haiku a day 