Insomnia

Brazilian artist LiZa Lorraine gave me a start with a lovely and simple work, adapted from a photo by Christiana, about not being able to fall asleep. I have had a few bouts with that in recent months, and the work spoke to me, so I decided to do my poetic impression of her work for my Fields of Arbol project, entitled

Insomnia

eyes closed against the darkness
seems rather redundant, but everything
is a distraction. sandman is losing traction
as he tries to climb the mountains
of hadeda thoughts that are fluttering
and screeching and pecking at me
as my arm falls asleep before I do
and I lay there, thinking of things
I wouldn't think of if I were with you.
tonight.

William F. DeVault. all rights reserved.