This is a lament for those restless, sleepless nights of anxious thoughts and ruminations.

Sleepless Nights




My thoughts are swimming
laps in my head, back and forth
as I lay in bed.

Sleep is hovering
just out of reach, back and forth
like waves on a beach.

Oceans of worries
roll in like a tide, back and
forth, eyes open wide.

No lullaby, no
gentle song, my thoughts keep me
awake all night long.