From darkness and dreams
tossing seas of sleep
Adrenaline seizes the mind
Surfacing wakefulness
into the quiet room,
Bright moon
cutting thin slices
through blinds,
Bedside clock
dialling next minutes,
Lying still
Seeking not to disturb
partner or myself
as I try to drift into
calm sleep water,
but the Eddy of thoughts
have already gathered momentum
and I sense consciousness
accepting the whirlpool
Accelerating thoughts
join the momentum,
Count, breathe in, 1,2,3
Out 1,2,3
Float and repeat.

Starting Thoughts:
Sometimes I wake up -a noise, a weird dream. The quiet dark bedroom says, "go to sleep" and I try hard…
Poem Topic Tags: wakefulness, consciousness, darkness, dreams, relax, sleep, thoughts, time
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