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Insomnia
Four cups of decaffeinated tea. Some ironing. Toast with butter and jam. Lavender. A glass of warm milk. Eastenders. A double malibu and coke. Six cigarettes. Eight levels of Sonic. A documentary on dinosaurs. Three gin and tonics. More lavender, all over my fucking clothes, all over my fucking bed, all over the fucking floor,…
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A List Of Things I Lost My Mind Over At 4AM
It is 4am and I need to empty out my head because every time she hits the pillow, she pauses to read aloud another tortured thought, and, of course, that means no sleep, so I have a sly plan, to make a list, leaving it all in the lines, so I can lie down and…
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Summer Nights
The summer nights are long and light, I used to love them, sitting with the sun, but now, the never ending daylight won’t let me rest, keeping me awake, and aware, of how solitary the summer becomes, when my heart is a hostage, that can never come home again. Maybe, one day, the sun and…