Sleepless

Swirling colours, with the word “thoughts” scattered through them in different sizes, angles and shapes. Caption reads: “thoughts churning burning turning” 

Sleepless poem by Iris Carden

trying to sleep
wakefulness
watchfulness
thoughts
turning 
burning 
churning
sleep a distant dream
what if
castles in clouds
unlikely futures
wisps of possibility
thoughts creep
prevent sleep
brain buzzed with fatigue
thoughts go on and on and on
ambling
rambling
shambling
thoughts won’t turn off
won’t stop
even newborn babies know how to sleep
how could I forget something so basic

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By Iris Carden

Iris Carden is an Australian indie author, mother, grandmother, and chronic illness patient. On good days, she writes. Because of the unpredictability of her health, she writes on an indie basis, not trying to meet deadlines. She lives on a disability support pension now, but her ultimate dream is to earn her own living from her writing.

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