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I Lay There

by stanley-zakyich

I lay there, just counting the spots on the ceiling, reflecting upon this remote little feeling. I toss in the bed and I try now to slumber, but sleep will not come to me; sleep never does. I try to stand straight but I notice I'm leaning. I'm speaking these words and I don't know their meaning. A smile is forming without any reason; to keep up appearances, no clue to why. I ask if you know where the keys are a hanging. “They’re hung by the door,” as the fireworks are banging. Explosions are filling my head like a thunder, And sleep will not come to me; sleep never does. I wake from the tossing and turning and dreaming. The sunlight reflects off the moon and it’s beaming. I look at her, smile, and I know there’s no treason. Such happiness fills me and sleep comes at last.
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stanley-zakyich
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stanley-zakyich
American
Published
Oct 29, 2012
Time
2m
Notes

After having trouble sleeping and trying to find out why, I thought maybe my depression had some connection to it; in this poem, that connection is indeed the problem. Originally inspired by a song my dad wrote.

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