The Curse of a Poetic Mind Oct. 2016

Wendy Torres is a stay at home mom who loves to write. Most of her writing is inspired by daily life.

I want to sleep but I can't 
Poetry keeps running around in my head 
Many times I try to sleep
But instead...

Metaphors and similes 
Keep presenting themselves to me
Trying to make themselves
My lifelong enemy

I want to sleep but I can't 
Words keep hopping around in my mind 
I wish I could just close my eyes 
Leaving them all behind

They want me to write them down 
Favourite pen in hand 
All I want is to quickly drift off
Into my dream land
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When I least expect it 
They sneak up! They creep!
When I wish to rest
Robbing me of my sleep 
 
So I sit up
Drowsily putting ink to paper 
Willing my mind to stop creating
That'll never happen though...ever



Copyright 2016 Martin-Torres. Used with permission of the author.

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