Month: October 2013

Insomniac routine –

‘Tis unwanted playtime for

My brain.  Frenetic bed-time activity –

Been here, done this before – chronic

Noise filled solitude ensues.

Welcome to the sleeping game.

The players are me… and me.

Nightly, recruited by a forceful scout,

I unwillingly participate in

Irrational game play, pleading forfeit –

Such a request overruled, denied.

There is no regard for season, inclement weather,

No empathy for injury or illness –

No one gives up, no one quits.

The match between brain and body…

There is no winner.

The game ensues, becoming quizzical.

To-do lists, NOT-to-do lists, WHY-did-I-do-that lists –

Permeate my conscience in search of answers,

Full knowing, it’s all for naught. No matter…

3:00am has now come and gone.

Momentary common sense, rational thoughts

Attempts to mediate the scuffle, fleeting

Separate grandiose vs. fantastical reality.

TIME OUT…for now –

Acceptance of moiety will suffice…for now –

Until tomorrow, when the game resumes again…

As it always does.