Writing Prompt

The weight of my eyes

Carries me to darkness.

The warmth of the sheets

And the sweet scent of lavender

Bring me to a rest.

In the distance,

I hear the singing of frogs.

A slight breeze trickles

Through the open window.

My body is at ease

And so it’s time to

S

L

E

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P...

I watch him get undressed,the way he claims he always sleeps and get into the massive king bed. Something that costs more than my entire salary, everything in this room is an insult to my pay; but I do it. I need to.

“Are you really going to sit there all night?” He asks, raising an eyebrow. 

I shift slightly in the wooden chair, hearing each creak and groan knowing I’ll be sore tomorrow. He doe...

Lately it’s been like this,

Lying on the bed

Staring into the screen

3 a.m pasts and my finger tips tapping away freely in my hand

Holding my phone and thinking of past years and moments and mistakes

I watch the clock, the minutes the hours

My alarm counts me down till when I need to be awakened for the next day

My thoughts roam freely in the night

And I enjoy writing since it’s the perfect ...

When you fall asleep, does your soul rest, too?

I wonder if sleep is akin to the entrance into the afterworld. Where the body and soul sever. The body remains tucked into linens and sheets, while the soul enters territory unseen by humankind. The chance for adventure beyond civilzation begins in the late hours of the night. We don’t even know it.

I imagine myself cozying up in bed. I am alone wi...

The air is still, expectant

Thick with unshed tears and unbreathed breaths

Cold skin and cold windows

White walls and white widows

Beeping hospital machines are insistent

Nothing left to elicit

The flatine as you fall alseep...

Ready to be submerged,

Of solace - a potion,

Of tranquility and peace,

Engulfed within the ocean.

Eyes close,

Lucky as a clover,

The purity of dreams,

Weightlessness takes over.

A tide of relief,

Unaware of when it’ll be spent,

Soothing and serene,

Within these waves of content....

waiting

yes i’m

waiting

for sleep

to capture

me

but it is taking

too

long

relax

be calm

be warm

don’t lead your

thoughts

down that road

relax

be calm

be warm

do not fret

about

tomorrow

relax

be calm

be warm

picture leaves

and sky

and moon

relax

b e

c a l m

b

e

w a r -...

His helmet reflects pale lights of dawn

His hands grope for his gun

Leaving him there

He wishes to have fought until his legs became too sore to run

His lungs to hot to breathe

His gun too cocked to shoot

He watches as the new day encroaches

He watches as his time in the hourglass closes

His legs dig deeper as his arms wrap tighter

He whispers soft words of comfort in his ears

He lets out a strug...

In the still of night, I toss and turn,

In shadows deep, where dreams should lie, I wander lost ’neath sleepless sky.

With heavy lids and weary mind, I search for rest I cannot find.

The night grows long, the hours tick by,

I lie awake, alone in bed, Entwined with thoughts that fill my head.

In the stillness of the darkest night, Where shadows dance in eerie light.

Whispers echo, from corners de...

I can hear my head, if the room is quiet

By filling the room with words of music

I can drown it silent

Words that give my mind a story to imagine

Instead of memories that have happened

To fall asleep with foreign cognition

Unfamiliar visions

Because familiarity brings with it a sense of consciousness

A sense of awareness

So I listen to the words

“Hey there bud, how’d it go last night

I saw ...