Donations are essential to keep Write Out Loud going    

Popular last 30 days

love Nature God life Hope poetry poem war writing Depression

Popular last 12 months

love poetry Life nature poem war pain hope poet loss

Sleep (Remove filter)

Sleep

Why do we sleep? What does it do?
Why is it important for me and you?
Sleep helps amend our waking pains.
And tries to cure problems in our brains.

Sleep may be hard if you are too warm,
Or if your mind is in a dreadful form.
So sleepless nights can be frustrating,
And the following day so irritating.

And how do we get ourselves to sleep?
Can it be done by counting sheep?
Or is it th...

Read and leave comments (1)

🌷(5)

Stuart VannerSleep

Swallow Silence

 

Rest has been begging all afternoon

Soon soon soon, love.

 

Finally home in my top-floor abode

The end of consciousness is near

 

I slip into coziness and turn up the stillness

Oh love, I'm finally here...

 

But no.

 

Silence chokes 

Tranquility cracks

Obnoxious noise intrudes

 

I feel teenybopper bass notes incessantly Bulging up from the floor be...

Read and leave comments (0)

🌷(7)

napssleeppeace

Consistency

Keep the tips of my fingers callused,
The rings to my eye sockets,
Deep and purple.
I do not have the luxury of being lightning in a bottle,
I must make my presence known through substance,
Filling the sea of aspirations with my own,
Intoxicating and plentiful,
The key to any readers hearts,
My own suffering.
I will expose myself bare,
Devour my offering so that I may find release.
Unde...

Read and leave comments (0)

🌷(3)

workpassionpoemsleep

Waking

Wake and feel,

wake and breathe..

Foggy thoughts..

Where?                What?           Is it?             

Arrrrrrh….

Don’t endure this – it’s a waste.  Live - try to live.

Possible,

move a little

move a little more.

Now.

And Again.

Read and leave comments (0)

🌷(1)

sleepwakestruggle

This site uses cookies. By continuing to browse, you are agreeing to our use of cookies.

Find out more Hide this message