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INSOMNIA😫

Sleep has become a myth,

A tale I simply talk about with kin and kith.

My eyes have become mere balls,

Sitting within the comfort of my sockets

Simply staring at darkness.

It has become a job for them to tell

The different shades of dark,

The sight of nothingness but

Something black.


Sleep has become a myth,

A tale I simply talk about with kin and kith.

My ears have become security gadgets,

Sensitive to any kind of sound,

A falling avocado could signify a thief roaming the night,

A drop of rain could be a warning to the mad man outside the gate,

A barking dog could mean the neighbor is in danger,

A *** crowing could be a cry for help to the neighbors to check on their *** otherwise they might wake up with no ***.

My ears have become sensitive to any kind of sound,

Mostly the sound of nothingness,

Mostly the sound of darkness.


Sleep has become a myth,

A tale I simply talk about with kin and kith.

My mind has become an artist,

Drawing every bit of my imagination

And turning it into a dream I would be having.

My mind has become a movie theatre,

It's constantly playing all different short films

Titled, “Dream Suggestions”

But my eyes have refused to catch sleep.


Sleep has definitely become a myth,

A tale I simply talk about with kin and kith.


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AskTara June 7th

@decisiveSea4539 👏

P.s. I hope your sleep issues get better. It's always ok to seek support from a doctor. 

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decisiveSea4539 OP June 9th

@AskTara I will definitely consider that, thankyou🫂

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akunknown June 8th

@decisiveSea4539: Very sorry that you have sleep problems. I can relate to that as I have sleep problems too. I’m able to fall asleep however for no reason I wake up in the middle of the night and as a result I get less than 5 or 6 hours of sleep. This started this year and used to happen every night but lately it went away for a while but recently it’s come back again so I’m having these problems again. Also on some nights or most nights I take a long time to fall asleep despite turning all my devices off more than an hour before, have a light but nutritious dinner that fills me up and I finish eating and get to sleep early. I’m doing everything I can do to fall asleep early and stay asleep throughout the night so idk tbh why I’m not able to. 


I hope you overcome your sleep problems. Sleep is a very healthy, important and necessary requirement of your health. 
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decisiveSea4539 OP June 9th

@akunknown I hope we both fight this problem🫂🫂

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akunknown June 10th

@decisiveSea4539: 


Please have no worries about it. We’ll both overcome this problem. Idk when or how but we definitely will if we continue to keep trying and never give up :)
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Haestel5862 June 8th

Me reading this with my 1% battery level and sunken eyes...INSOMNIA

slowdecline48 June 10th

Sooo relatable... You spoke for quite a few of us Cupsians, I suspect. These days if I'm in a conversation with someone & (s)he mentions sleep, I usually say something like "sleep? What is this 'sleep'? I've heard about it but I've never tried any"...

Tinywhisper11 June 30th

@decisiveSea4539 I'm sorry sweetie 😥 I'm lucky my doctor prescibes me sleeping meds to take every night. Trying to function with out sleep, is very difficult, I wish I knew how to help you. But again another beautifully written poem, another great expressive poem ❤