POEM STARTER

Submitted by Oddity

The Beauty of Being Asleep

Write a poem which could have this as its title.

Sleep🌟

Sleep

Used to mean

Cuddling with loved ones

In a soft blanket

Clutching tight

To my gazillion animals

Laying by me


Sleep

Used to mean

Having the silliest dreams

And waking up giggling


Sleep

Used to give

Me energy

For a bright day ahead


Sleep

Used to be beautiful


Now

Sleep feels like

A burden

Because why do I

Have to sleep

When I could be up

Being productive?


Sleep

Feels pointless

When you could be

Outside counting stars

Or inside by the fireplace


When the sky is black

I want to be up

I want to type up my overdue essay

I want to enjoy a midnight walk

I want to read my never ending book

I want to do everything


Yet

When the sky turns blue

All I want to do is

Sleep

Or lay on my bed

And never get up


For many,

Sleep is peaceful

Sleep is calming

And while I agree

I always wonder

What the night has to offer

I always wish

I could stay up

Just a little longer

Without feeling guilty


Maybe it’s because

I don’t know

What’s behind the night sky

Or what the moon looks like

When every house light is off


Maybe

I just need to

Experience it

For one day


Or maybe

I’m just

Really,

Really,

Really

Sick of having to

Drag myself out of bed

Each day


Or maybe

I just want to know

If the 3am monsters

Are really real


I don’t know

But I know that today

Once 10pm hits,

I’m going to be wide awake

Wishing it was Saturday again


(So yeah, I’m a night owl lol. Yes, I know sleep is definitely important, but this is my teenage brain speaking** haha.** I do wonder why we chose night to be bedtime in the first place. Maybe it just happened that way lol!


Also, this is my 101st writing, so the start of a ā€œnew centuryā€ for me! So I wanted to say thank you to everyone for all of the support! Going back and reading your guys’ comments and writings is always such a happy part of my day! You guys are all amazing people, and I can’t wait to keep writing on hereā¤ļøšŸ’ž

Comments 33

Sorry lol I love this but I have to disagree with you!

I see how night is pretty but I’d rather be asleep during it then the day because I’d miss the sunshine

Also sleep is really peaceful and soothing for me!!

Resets me and everything

lol thank you!! and yeah i love sleep on the days when-like you said- i get something out of it lol. There are some nights where i just can’t sleep. like where my brain wants to be awake yk? so then sleeping feels pointless to me bc i just wake up more tired. not every night is like that though, just some haha. you do have good points thoufh! i’m glad you feel that way!šŸ’ž

Congrats on 101 stories!! Your poems are always so relatable lol, amazing work!

omg thank you!!! you’re amazing šŸ’ž i’m glad i’m not alone :)

Yess I totally get this poem, I have a hard time waking up in the morning and then staying awake during the day, but every night I want to stay up a little longer. There’s always something I should be doing and there’s something magical about being awake when it’s so quiet, like you’re the only one in the world. Plus everything looks so different in the dark, it almost feels like for just a little you’re in an alternate universe or something. Love this🫶


And congratulations on your 101st writing!! I’ve loved every one of them, and I’ve loved our friendship so far on this app. Thank you for sharing all your amazing stories and poems!ā¤ļøšŸ«‚šŸ˜Š

Yeah, you’re so real. Idk why but I find the fact that the world can morph into complete darkness after a full day of light very fascinating lol.

And omg getting out of bed every morning is the hardest especially after a long or not so good day. Every night before bed i’m like ā€œI’m gonna regret staying up so much tomorrow when i can’t get out of bedā€ lol. and yeah, as a kid i used to fear nighttime so much, but now it’s… peaceful. it’s the one time where i feel free of everything, you know? so i totally agreeā¤ļø


omg thank you!!! honestly, i really don’t know if i would’ve come this far without your support! our friendship is the best, and our conversations are always so memorable! Of course, and thank YOU for the love! Seriously!!šŸ„¹šŸ’ž

CONGRATULATIONS!!! Def not drinking a Bubbl’r rn bc i’m sooo tired and bouta fall asleep bc i’m too much of a night owl 😊

TYYSM!!! and you aren’t?!! wow that’s sad, Bubbl’rs actually taste so good, maybe you should go get one?!!šŸ˜‚šŸ˜‚šŸ˜‚

but this is the realest fr :) also hope you enjoyed the Bubblr lolz :)

Congratulations! I love this story, it is so relatable, my friends and I hate sleeping, but we need it (several of my friends live off coffee). Lol.

thank you!!! appreciate you!ā¤ļø

and my friends are the exact same way except none of them drink coffee lol, instead they live off of mindless scrolling and TV watching šŸ˜‚šŸ˜‚