Insomnia

Tic-Toc and moments pass

the hourglass of time.

Precious seconds, minutes, hours

time that won’t come again.

Bed time came and went last night

anti-climactic at best.

I’d been waiting all day after the night before

of lying restlessly awake.

I stayed up as late as I could

but the time finally came.

Down the hall to my darkened room

and a warm and comfy bed.

I knew before I wanted to admit it

that sleep was not going to come.

Yet I lay there quietly beckoning

knowing it was all in vain.

I tried every trick in my little book,

a guided meditation.

I got up and watched tv awhile

and even had a snack.

Nothing worked and my tired,

sleepless body started to ache.

My head began to hurt and my eyes to burn

this was never going to work.

I gave in to trying as the hours passed

the longest night of my life.

As each minute moved on the face of the clock

I swear I heard a laugh.

At 2 am I heard the rumbling

of the neighbor’s washing machine.

I guess I’m not the only one

with insomnia tonight.