5 Minute Freewrite: Wednesday - Prompt: saxophone
With relentless dreams your mind stays awake.
Tossing and turning knowing sleep is at stake.
There is no cure for the unending turmoil running through your head.
This night, there will be no sleep but miles of wandering instead.
The thoughts keep you alert as they run through the events
Not getting any sleep tonight, your body says as the brain wants to vent.
Nothing could cure it when it gets that bad.
But I bet hearing a saxophone would have cured it quite nice.
These restless nights and unrelenting thoughts
ravage your body no matter the cost.
......
Have any of you gone through nights where your brain just doesn't shut up? How do you block them from happening? I was going through this last night. Woke 2 hours after going to sleep. Then I must have gone delirious because I found myself singing myself to sleep, but the words coming out were not in English. But it was comforting. Thank you for reading. :)
I usually listen to a podcast when I wake up at night - something not too exciting LOL
But when the thoughts keep going, I keep asking myself questions and give myself calming input...
I may have to try that. I used to listen to a podcast at night, mostly to hear the voice on the other end. :) I even read a book until my eyes lost focus. Hopefully tonight ends with better sleep.
I go with the books. I read until I feel so tired I can't but sleep and I loved the poem.
I enjoy reading and could do so for hours, or until my eyes tell me close the book. It helped me fall asleep, but only lasted 2 hours. Thank you for reading my poem. :)
I use podcasts or videos like Marianne. I use "How To" type themes. Either I learn something or I drop right off :)
Lol, being my luck I would really get into what is being talked about and get wheels spinning even more. I do think I will get back into listening to podcasts though. :)
Excellent poem. It was soooooooo good I nominated it for this week Freewrite Poetry favorites.
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Aww, you totally made my day :) Thank you for reading it and nominating me too. :)
I hope you got some sleep last night. 🙏
🚨 Here's today's prompt @pixiehunter🚨
https://steemit.com/freewrite/@mariannewest/day-496-5-minute-freewrite-thursday-prompt-grass-1551326559
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Indeed I did. Woke before alarm went off thinking I overslept it. But within minutes fell back to sleep until the buzzer woke me, lol. It got me 3 extra hours. :)