I Can't Fall Asleep I wish to be stupidTo never have to thinkThen maybe I can sleep through the nightAnd never wake up intermittently For what other solutions can there beTo prevent me waking up during wee hours constantly?Then the fact that my mind keeps ChurningSwirling Spinning Turning! All manner of thoughts about the day … Continue reading My Monday Metrical Musings #190
Shut My Mind SleepIt's what I needYet I can't shut my mindIts endless chattering Leaves me exhaustedTotally wide awakeLike a silly lark in the skySinging incessantlyNever once shutting upOr ceasing to ask WhyWhyWhy Why gift me such an active mind?Why allow these musings to grind and grind?Why can't I sleep well every single night?Thoughts running … Continue reading My Monday Metrical Musings #157
Why Won't You Grant Me...? I want a deep and dreamless sleep Every night between 11 and sixYet I'm always up and down Yep, up and down Why won't you grant me sleep? I want no brain fog or listlessness Between two and six in the afternoonYet I'm comatose and zombie-ishIn those precious productive daylight … Continue reading My Monday Metrical Musings #89
What you're about to read here on sleep, feels like an extension of my last write-up three months ago on my lack of skills in the areas of resting and relaxing. And it is. Pity. Cos of all the life skills I said I lacked so far, this is the one I really wish I … Continue reading Life Skills I Do Not Have #3 – Deep Sleep
Covid19 has taken over my life in unexpected ways. Tho I'm not confined because I'm on a stay home notice, and I’m not being quarantined, I am a lot more easily irritable and agitated these days. For a while, I couldn't quite understand why. But now I think I do. I seriously suspect that this … Continue reading Three reasons why Covid19 agitates introverts like me
On this the first day of 2020, I've decided to break down here what I plan to do with it. For starters, I will prioritise writing on a daily basis, five days a week (Tue - Sat), 750 words each day. No exceptions. I know I've said this on numerous occasions, but it's gotten to … Continue reading 2020: Stitching. Shrinking. Slowing. Sleeping. Silencing. Singling. Searching. Seeking. Surrendering. Saving. Surging. Surpassing.
