Sleep escapes me again.
I listen to the train whistles come farther apart
And the wheels on pavement grind to a halt

Lights that once illuminated the peaks and valleys of my skin have all extinguished.

And funny that a stranger stated my truth so plainly.
To describe these nights of torture ;
My existence ties my stomach in knots.

There are things that we so desire;

Fragments of once could be’s left sizzling next to the wake of an open fire

A sore and unruly rest for those who bare no need to transpose,

A romantics lust for love is as sheer as the daydreamers dream I suppose.

We don’t confide the things that yearn in the hollowed depths of our soul;

That in which age and mature vastly inside us, for that they’ll never know-

And when given the chance one might never give in-

Because vulnerability is best when it’s bared in  hidden.

You can look in the eyes of another and see their truth revealed;

Their words yet still cascade fabrication of a world never revealed

We hide, we squander, in life’s most precious things,

But behind our synthetic candor; we all know why the caged bird sings



~Breanna Womble

2:01am

BOOKS
What are books
BOOKS
are those dreams
that make your eye gleam
BOOKS
are a sort of time machine
takes you to the places you've never been
BOOKS
are the workout for mind
ready to make you unwind
BOOKS
are the way to buy to delight
bringing a big smile
BOOKS
are a service of immigration
that takes you to another dimension
BOOKS
are an immortal treat
again and again you can eat!!!!!

One look,
One smile,
A miracle,
And a little while.

It’s all it takes,
To keep me up all night,
And about you,
I’ll phantomise…

The stars,
Form your silhouette,
My words,
Form you name.

My dreams,
Scream,
Your haunting eyes,
That I phantomise…

No one can replace,
Your soul,
No one can play,
Your role.

It’s just a price,
Only your love will suffice,
But all I can do is,
Phantomise…

Save me from sleeping
Save me from nightmares
Show me love worth keeping
Show me a heart that truly cares
Stay and keep me up all night
Stay and keep me craving
Share in this fight
Share a life worth saving

Here I am again, at the point of no return
I never do seem to learn
.....man oh man do my eyes burn
Another day watching the sunrise
But to me it's no surprise
How fast the hours pass through the night
& I'm just fine with that, no reason to put up a fight
I'm sure others don't think it's right
& it's just a big mistake
That I choose to stay awake
But that's a risk I'm willing to take
So for goodness sake
Give me a ******* break
Not the same you & me
My eyes look beyond what yours see
My soul is peaceful & free
Unlike you, I know how to JUST BE...