Insomnia

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It's 3 AM

and I should be sleeping

but my mind is racing

and the silence is creeping


as I lay in bed,

staring at my ceiling

my thoughts are birds,

circling and wheeling;


they flit through my head,

so much like a clouded sky,

bringing reflection upon profound ideals

as they fly.


I consider the past, present,

and future, too

going over my thoughts

from half-past two;


I think of many many things,

beauty, misery, and strife,

and pain and joy, and other experiences

one has in life.


I think of what has passed,

what is, and will be,

as I swim through my thoughts

so much like a sea;


and though I have regrets

and doubts and fears,

what has come and gone has shaped who I am

after all these years.


It's 3 AM

and soon I shall be asleep

because I have dreams to chase

and a promise to keep.


-A.M.

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