Contrasting insomnia

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Lying awake,
the world around you asleep
Your mind a swirling vortex,
outside, eerily calm
Heart beating erratically,
hours ticking by slowly
Soon the sky is light,
dispelling the darkness
You go through the motions of the day,
only to repeat it all again come night

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