A Restless Night

by | Jan 17, 2024 | Poetry

I shoot to sleep so short it seems
Dreams with beams and screams from all kinds of things

Jeeps with beeps and planes in flight
Keep me up all night sitting upright

Getting bad grades from lack of sleep
Submitting writings and printings before Thanksgiving

So to the grenades and blades flying outside my window shades
Just know I’m keeping my peace while I sleep till my alarm beeps

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