I'll sleep when I'm dead (acrostic)

by Chelsey   Mar 27, 2012


Ideally, the reason to sleep is to gain strength by the morning
Loosen, then shut down the muscles; block out the world
Like stars do when they're not shining

Separate thoughts from potential dreams
Leaving no room for reality to permeate the mind
Eyelids obstructing the view of any activity roaming nearby
Expressing the desire to retrieve the slightest amount of sleep
Pills on a nightstand stretching out their helpful hands

Whispers torturously dancing on the inside of the eardrum
Hoping they'll realize soon, it isn't an instrument
Evidently, rest must only come to the innocent
Not the ones who wrestle with guilt in the midnight hours

Ignoring the train engine that's rattling the neighborhood
Making the head immerse under the pillow

Drowning in frustration, palpitations take over the heart
Emitting painful stings, delivering heaviness to the chest
Arriving to the realization, one thing will bring sleep-
Death

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  • 5 years ago

    by Abstract Poet

    Beautiful Poem.

  • 11 years ago

    by Andrew Packard

    Ahh, Chelsey here I think I'm reading a nice little acrostic poem about sleep, suddenly not feeling guilty for doing too much of it, and then Bam! You hit me right at the end with Death!

    I guess you are describing a heart attack in the last stanza. But I was having palpitations last night just from too much coffee ....

  • 11 years ago

    by Owner of an Untamed Heart

    Indescribably creative and beautiful.

  • 11 years ago

    by Krystal

    This piece is one of your best so far, now don't get me wrong cause you have many more, but there is something about this one specifically that just make it stand out more...

  • 11 years ago

    by ah satan 666

    " I'll sleep when I'm dead".... is my saying I use on a daily basis, as I don't sleep much; Reflecting on my basic day or some event which took place.... & there's inner demons!

    which in turn intrigued me to see what you had to write?,..
    In all, I enjoyed the read but I found "WHEN DEAD" to be cleverly worded!!

    "Whispers torturously dancing on the inside of the eardrum
    Hoping they'll realize soon, it isn't an instrument
    Evidently, rest must only come to the innocent
    Not the ones who wrestle with guilt in the midnight hours"

    "Drowning in frustration, palpitations take over the heart
    Emitting painful stings, delivering heaviness to the chest
    Arriving to the realization, one thing will bring sleep-
    Death"

    5/5

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