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insomnia

the gentle reminders of my fears sing me to sleep “what could go wrong?” “will i wake?” their ever-dreadful lullaby lulling me to slumber a grandfather clock a stopwatch tick tick ticking til all fades away

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carolinechesnut

20 / F

Published: Mar 23, 2022
LinesWords: 1036

Tags: #restless #sleep #short #sweet #poetry #dream #clock

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