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3 AM
It's 3:00 AM
The clock ticks slow
And I'm adrift in a sea of shadows
The TV hums low
Echoes of voices I barely know
I'm under the sheets
Tossing and turning, chasing lost dreams
I step outside
The world asleep, no place to hide
A light flickers on
In a distant room, I’m not the only one
Still wide awake
Counting the minutes that insomnia takes
The clock ticks slow
And I'm adrift in a sea of shadows
The TV hums low
Echoes of voices I barely know
I'm under the sheets
Tossing and turning, chasing lost dreams
I step outside
The world asleep, no place to hide
A light flickers on
In a distant room, I’m not the only one
Still wide awake
Counting the minutes that insomnia takes
Published 8th Aug 2024
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9th Aug 2024 8:13am
Dear S,
Add the middle of the night snacking and you a captured precisely my hauntings of the endless nights 🙄 insomnia is a bitch. It undermines everything you can’t get done during the day. While I hate that you know this fiend it’s a pleasure to roam the night in your company. Terrific write!
H🌷
Add the middle of the night snacking and you a captured precisely my hauntings of the endless nights 🙄 insomnia is a bitch. It undermines everything you can’t get done during the day. While I hate that you know this fiend it’s a pleasure to roam the night in your company. Terrific write!
H🌷
9th Aug 2024 8:22am
Thank you so much, Honoria. Sleep seems to be evading masses of people. Perhaps it's the strain of the world and it's problems.
9th Aug 2024 8:52am
I wrote a pome about 3 am as well. It is such a unique time that only something which can't let you go to sleep keeps you awake. Well written.
9th Aug 2024 8:59am
Thank you for the comment. I guess it happens to all of us at some point. It seems to be quite often for me.
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