{"sf1_id":1293137,"sf2_id":"keN8kL4n","title":"Thoughtzzz... (can’t sleep...again...)","author":"Jiblits","words":257,"posted_at":"2018-01-23T07:57:00.000Z","tags":["Poem","Short Story","insomnia","life"],"url":"https://fse.anthro.fr/stories/1293137-thoughtzzz-can-t-sleep-again","original_url":"https://sofurry.com/s/keN8kL4n","image_url":"https://cdn.sofurryfiles.com/submissions/thumbnails/6a/c4/6ac49537-3ca6-472b-902b-156f5acc4132","description":"","content":"Thoughtzzz... \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; (can't sleep...again...)\n\nA thought less than needed, my eyes stay open wide\n\nDarkness lines my face too deep to hide\n\nNights stare at me \u0026 the ceiling, waiting till day-break to move too far to find for a while\n\nI belittle the whispers as my vision turns unreal, leaving my shadows to smile\n\nIt seems, with eyes open, I begin to see my dreams\n\nBreaking apart, from the start, reality at its seams\u0026nbsp;\n\nUnwanted, unneeded, unstable\n\nStanding sideways, in a daze, walking without moving, I'm somehow able\u0026nbsp;\n\nMelodies make up minutes to hours as the room spins into still pictures ever-changing\u0026nbsp;\n\nThe puzzle pieces switch, finding new form, as the picture runs, they keep re-arranging\u0026nbsp;\n\nAll the while, I blink \u0026 think as hours pass me by\n\nWaking by my movements to walk around, I don't care to ask again \"why\"\n\nNo need, no explanation...\n\nI wash my face ever-tired, \u0026 wander through another day with no hesitation...\n\nForever giving in to eternal procrastination...\n\nA nightmare brought to reality makes moments in mind seem anything but fiction\n\nOnly placing doubt toward a mental grasp ever-lacking in worthwhile friction\n\n\"Find dreams, \u0026 see if you can't make due without them becoming a reality...\"\n\n\"If you can, reach past them, \u0026 find something beyond a mindful formality...\"\n\n- - - Thanks for reading - - -\u0026nbsp;\n\n\u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; - - - Always - - -\u0026nbsp;\n\n  \n\n  \n  \n\n"}