Revealing yourself to someone is ridiculously hard. Vulnerabilities exposed like nerves beneath the skin. Do you risk putting it all out there, knowing they may reject you,…… Read more “revealing”
Category: insomnia
state of agitation
I haven’t slept more than six hours a night since he started his new schedule. I’m exhausted. I’m lonely. I hate being alone at night, I hate…… Read more “state of agitation”
awake
This new schedule has thrown me for a loop. I’m back to sleeping in an empty bed, and I don’t much care for it. The house is…… Read more “awake”
quicken
My heart quickens Suddenly I’m aware of my breath, the temperature of my skin As if there’s a string inside me drawing me in, pulling me tighter…… Read more “quicken”
silent screaming
I woke this morning, clasping my hand to my throat. Feeling hoarse, as though I had been screaming all night. In my dream, I was. I was…… Read more “silent screaming”
latenight
Something funny happens after midnight. I wonder too much, I think about things I shouldn’t. I begin to question my impulse control. I would hate to share…… Read more “latenight”
still
still, sleepless in the bottom of the house he lays asleep upstairs, warm, the familiar sound of his breathing filling the space at the head of the…… Read more “still”
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