Day 224: “Rollercoaster”
The spectrum of human emotion
Is vast
Exhausting
Sometimes it makes me want to pull up the covers
And turn out the lights
As if sleep
will magically transform my mindset
Which I will say
does often work
Until the next time
My hair is whipping in the wind
as the rollercoaster goes barreling down the tracks
Day 213: “Early Night”
I swore I’d go to bed earlier today
I swear I swore I did
But I got home from work
Had to decompress
And hours later
My pink finger had a dent
from holding my phone
And my thumb was sore
From scrolling
Then I got it back on track
I planned
I cooked
I worked out
Then I had to shower
Get ready for bed
By the time I laid down
To write this poem
It was after 1 am
While definitely not an early night
I guess that’s early in the day
I swear I’ll try again tomorrow
Day 211: “Snoring Kills the Creative Buzz”
Sometimes I can’t think
When my boyfriend is snoring
Now is one of those times
And the unfortunate result
Is this poem
Day 150: “I Don’t Know”
I don’t know how to be right now
Don’t know what to do
Where to look
What to say
I don’t know where I am right now
What I’m doing
Who I am
I don’t know
I should drink water
I’m getting a headache
Let me turn out the light and try to go some sleep
Day 144: “Not My Day”
I don’t feel good today
I don’t feel great
I don’t feel like doing anything
I don’t feel like staying awake
I think I’ll close my eyes
Try to sleep it off
And hope for better tomorrow
Day 117: “Sleep Beckons”
My body is reminding me
I need to slow down
Rest
Reset
I think I’ll listen
Close my eyes
Wake me up in 20 minutes
Day 94: “Fatigue”
I’ve been at it for six days
Changing my life
I’m getting tired
Maybe I’ll just nap
But a break doesn’t mean the end
I’ve got more work to do
Day 22: “The Art of Falling Asleep”
I conked when I got home
I must have been tired
Now I’m up and ready for bed
And I can’t get back to sleep
I’ll try counting sheep
Where’d that even come from anyway?
