Gulping cups
of sweet, hot tea;
body stays up
on depleting energy.Heavy eyelids
tap each other
oh God forbid
I succumb to slumber.Mouth opens
and yawns audibly;
neck weakens
head tilts slowly—jolt upright.
Must withstand
the call of night
and its beckoning hand.Lassitude consumes
my remaining vigor;
across the room
awaits torpor.Soon I plummet
onto the bed;
pillows and blankets
meet my head.Darkness surrounds;
breaths grow deep;
in absence of sounds,
I fall asleep.
YOU ARE READING
from the depths of my mind, they flutter free
Poetry𝐅𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐛𝐲 @𝐒𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬𝐔𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐜𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐚𝐧𝐝 @𝐂𝐨𝐟𝐟𝐞𝐞𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐲 An assortment of poems. From personal experiences and miscellaneous musings to feelings that have long lingered in me, this book contains poems insp...