Beyond Sleep
written by: Emma L Flint
@LiterateElf
Everything’s too loud.
Lay in bed,
Next to the woman I love,
Our bodies so still,
Yet chaos reigns above.
In my head it races,
Thoughts not my own,
Every nightmare waking,
Terrorising,
Feeling utterly alone.
I could reach out,
My hand slipping into hers,
But I don’t want to burden,
Be the reason for her despair.
She’s fraught like me,
Though she soundly sleeps,
Her mind races come the daylight,
Worries about us and me.
She fights to keep us safe,
To be the sanctuary I need,
How can I disturb her,
Snatch her away from sleep,
All because of me,
Because my worries creep in,
Snaking all around me?
No,
It’s better to remain still,
To protect her from the frenzy,
The infernal noise within.
Emma is an emerging UK based poet, who has spent the last six years working as a full time writer. Her work is comprised of both fiction and non-fiction content, with some of her recent work having been published in DIVA Magazine and on MookyChick. Having spent years penning immersive stories across a wide range of genres, Emma decided to explore another avenue of creativity in the form of poetry; her hope is to eventually publish an anthology of her poems.
Latest posts by Emma L Flint (see all)
- Beyond Sleep - March 2, 2021
- Dear Saint Nick - December 19, 2020
- Don’t Let Them In - December 6, 2020
