Remnants

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Waking dreams shatter

any illusion of sleep

the tiredness remains

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by Scooj

05:16

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An unholy hour

digital display torments

do I sleep again?

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by Scooj

Just once would be nice

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I need a lie in

bladder and routine foreclose

rising with the larks

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by Scooj

Phantom opera

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Nightmare too vivid

heart racing, thorax thumping

light on, reset, calm

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by Scooj

  • Writing this in the depth of the night to distract myself from the horror of my dreams. Too unsettled to return to sleep.

Sleepless

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Six AM wake up

a full working day ahead

midnight sleep – repeat

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by Scooj

Sleep hygiene

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Interrupted sleep

circadian rhythm blues

tiredness and fatigue

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by Scooj

Desensitised

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You might have thought that

watching the news would concern

instead we grab zeds

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by Scooj

Curled

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For most of the day

both animals curled asleep

I would that I could

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by Scooj

Bedtime haiku

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When the day is done

the clamour and noise depart

then the dreams begin

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by Scooj

What comes around…

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Cat wakes us at night

we in turn torture her day

cat wakes us at night

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by Scooj