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I close my eyes and try to rest In my bed thoughts infest Infest my mind with dancing clowns Infest my mind with lots of frowns Colors and people and sounds O my Thoughts twist and turn and begin to fly Rest ever not so peaceful As people speak of sweet sweet dreams The word rest makes me want to scream I feel my headache start to pound As I lay in bed I can't help but hear a sound A sound a thought a thing that keeps me up I can't sleep even with a cup A cup of chamomile that's supposed to calm It burns my thoughts and floods my palm A cup of caffeine that's supposed to wake Does nothing except for make me quake Rest ever not so peaceful I lay in bed when tidied up But the thought of sleep is so abrupt I twist and turn while others rest But I try to think and it's empty I feel so ever blessed That for once I can sleep and not lay in bed tensely
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May 5
May 5, 2026 at 11:45 AM UTC
Sleep Believed To Be Peaceful
I close my eyes and try to rest In my bed thoughts infest Infest my mind with dancing clowns Infest my mind with lots of frowns Colors and people and sounds O my Thoughts twist and turn and begin to fly Rest ever not so peaceful As people speak of sweet sweet dreams The word rest makes me want to scream I feel my headache start to pound As I lay in bed I can't help but hear a sound A sound a thought a thing that keeps me up I can't sleep even with a cup A cup of chamomile that's supposed to calm It burns my thoughts and floods my palm A cup of caffeine that's supposed to wake Does nothing except for make me quake Rest ever not so peaceful I lay in bed when tidied up But the thought of sleep is so abrupt I twist and turn while others rest But I try to think and it's empty I feel so ever blessed That for once I can sleep and not lay in bed tensely
This is a poem using the format: "The Bop" This poem speaks on chronic insomnia and how nothing helps. You lay in bed but it does nothing. Other than the few times where you can truly rest.
#insomnia#sleep#rest#thebop#hope#peace#life#awake#dream
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DylanEvenson
May 5
May 5, 2026 at 11:45 AM UTC
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