"Evidently, rest must only come to the innocent
Not the ones who wrestle with guilt in the midnight hours"

Holy Crap woman! :|

"Arriving to the realization, on thing will bring sleep- Death"

^
Is it meant to say "on" or did you mean to put "One"?

Apart from that this is an excellent piece. You had a good flow and the poem was very deep. I especially liked the words you chose as they made for good imagery and feeling in the piece.

5/5

I lovvvvvvvvve what you have done with this acrostic. The poem itself is awesome and the flow is perfect. Sometimes you see acrostic's that have the words there just to start up a new sentence and it doesn't end up making sense but the way yours was done was brilliantly.

I had trouble sleeping last night actually so I read this poem when I got into work and felt like the same.

Awesome write!!!

x

Chesley, this acrostic is totally wild...(In a good way), The title is awesome, and interpreting it in an acrostic worked superbly...
The emotion, and the thoughts in this really play on the mind...
I felt sadness but confusion...then knowledge, I love this
xx

Wow wut an acrostic:)
I love wut u wrote, perfectly written:)

Wow!

Yup, I agree with the above.

Sleep, I love sleeping and when I can't sleep it's a torture and I become a prisoner of my thoughts.
And that's what the next to lines tell me and the ones I can relate the most when I can't sleep.

"Evidently, rest must only come to the innocent
Not the ones who wrestle with guilt in the midnight hours"

Oh this acrostic is beautiful!!!!!! well done!

Sleep is a must and when sleep does not visit it can be an insomniac nightmare... really loved your ending.... awesome piece!!

I really hate acrostics. Not sure why I just always have. I think it's because most make no sense just random lines in a rigid format.
But I give you kudos for bring a good one to the site. I have found only a couple that was a joy to read...Excelletn

Powerful piece Chels!

Each line of this acrostic links to the next beautifully.

Whispers torturously dancing on the inside of the eardrum
Hoping they'll realize soon, it isn't an instrument
^^^
When I read the first line here I instantly saw in my mind
Whispers dancing in a seductive manner, teasing the ear.
It created quite an image I must say.

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
^^
You nailed the feeling of not being able to sleep in this part. The frustration and annoyance that makes the heart quicken. I could visualize a person twisting and turning with deep sighs and frustrated cussing. I know that is what I do ... lol

Nice read Miss Chels !!!!

Chels, I nominated and I am SURE this will make it to the front page but not having the time to comment! I'm sorry! :(

I will comment later I promise!!!

Chelsey, that was wonderfully written!
Beautiful!

Chels, Like I said "This poem was wild", and I proved my point, congratulations on the win.

xxxx

Congratulations sweets :-)

Block out the world
Like stars do when they're not shining

^^ i really liked this in the oopening of the poem. . it felt deep. . .

Separate thoughts from potential dreams
Leaving no room for reality to permeate the mind

i like the seperate thoughts from potential dreams.. I've never thought about it like that. . maybe it will help me a little bit, so thank you for writing this awesome poem. . . love the ending and title.. good job on this poem :)

Very true.. we feel that a lot, especially when going through stressful and depressive situations, and death is really an eternal way of rest.

Waw i love it

Wow is all i can say! 5/5

I love this acrostic poem. The imagery, the flow and the scheme written perfect. Every letters with meaning ideas struck me to impress this whole stuff. Neatly written all the way...I don't hesitate why this poem deserved to win...Clever piece:))
5/5
~C

Great poem!
it was deep and it took me into another world.