All Night No Sleep

Apr 24, 2019 | Poetry

All night no sleep
tumbling soft-cotton daydreams
bright night splashed skin
Drought fullness undercover
Lost rest replaced with unease
Knot cold ice
Warm sheets stifle

Wake up sleepy head
Heady sleep calls
Blaring stars pull out of water
SMASH!
Sink back down to depths

Call from far
Reply in inches
A yell deserves a yell
A call deserves a whisper
Swift sleep calls for swift openings
Whispers yell

Beneath the sheets
Under the skin
Entangled

The man says only sleep and love
But love doesn’t come

Rocket away to the land of morning
Restless nights lead to restless days

The master of the blaring strikes
Again, again, again
Smokey eyes and soft cotton
All night no sleep

Written By Zander

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