she enjoys the smell of fresh sheets
and pillow cases at night

right after her shower,
but in between that brief moment

of sleep
and
insomnia

being so tired but
unable
to fall asleep

because she has a monster
hibernating under her blankets,
slumbering in her head

insomnia was never

friendly

insomnia was always

unkind

driving her mind
to the brink of

insanity

overwhelmed
and worried
with her own

words

slowly and
with maximum effort
she drifted

off to her own
dreamland
where her worries
lifted and

disappeared