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• Here is to the moon and its games

  by cracks in a sidewalk 1 day ago

  I should not be up this late
  The clock mocks me and dangles the time in front of me like bait.
  The second hand drags on
  And m…

• Get Your Facts Straight

  by RainDance 2 months ago

  After a restless sleep, Alex rolled over and fell out of bed, hitting his head against his night stand. Still sitting on the …

• A Prayer for the Sleepless

  by Kevin Lawver 3 months ago

  For all those who stare at clocks that move too slow when the lights are off, who brave the buzz of a brain screaming for sle…

• Sleepless In Atlanta

  by Bartimaeus 3 months ago

  That night, I dreamed of Rose again. Except this time I didn’t just see her. We were walking together down the streets of som…

• Alfred's (Last?) Visit

  by Ana Cristina 9 months ago

  It was Alfred, standing in the garden. He had another rose in his hands, this time one of my mother’s prized pink roses. Feel…

• Still No Sleep.

  by crjapan 11 months ago

  It gets complicated.

  I’m still awake, it’s cold, I rug up with a bulletproof vest and head out, the tape goes in the red box…

• Sleepless Nights

  by crjapan 11 months ago

  Garret`s sister, she`s not a part of his life now, but where do people like that always go for help. They ask the ones that c…

• Those Sleepless Nights

  by Ms Pixy Stik about 1 year ago

  I remember those sleepless nights.
  Those nights when I tossed and turned,
  Those nights when my eyes where never dry,
  Those…

• Rambling Insomnia

  by DragonAngel about 1 year ago

  Up too late again. Can’t find the muse. Still just this side of midnight. Plenty of time.

  What a long, sucky day. Hate Monda…