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Sleepless

August 25, 2013
By lucyliman SILVER, Chicago, Illinois
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Again I am here,
Lying on my bed,
Hoping for some sleep.
Though I cannot find
The key to my dreams
Doesn’t mean I think
Of all my life’s work,
And of decisions,
All regrets, mistakes,
And all I’ve given.
Little by little
I fade into a sleep that is mickle.

© Tiffany A., Southaven, MS

The author's comments:
Alliteration, iambs, iambic pentameters, and a rhyme scheme is found in this poem. Though the style is a bit simplistic, it was inspired to me by Shakespeare's prologue in Romeo and Juliet.
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