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INSOMNIA
The mind,
Wl'enohed
fl'om dal'kness,
would have me
stiffen in homage
to thl'obs of
epic asoent
A grappling
through sleep's
dark pressures
for a sack
of light
Sleep,
a siren with
dim whispers
that could
finger a man
into a swoon
of blankets
;yet
I envy
sleep's spineless
kitten tioking in
~ blankets,
dim kitten
throbbing with
night's visions
- Jennifer Watts
