Poetry can give an insight to the soul of the writer. Or the reader. Poetry can touch on the feelings you don't want to admit to, and those you wish you could celebrate. On life. On time. On what it is to be you.
Here's Pieces of Me, a poetic intros...
I'm laying in the darkness Listening to you breathe Wondering what you're thinking As dreams in your head weave Tales so full of anger Stories wrapped in hate Of pain and sorrow And suffering Drowning you with their weight You snore And moan And move about Chased by an unseen beast And every so often A whimper slips The nightmare has increased I'm laying in the darkness With you in restless sleep I'll keep you safe I'll keep you warm Till open eyes I see
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Night can be a scary time.
The darkness creeps in to steal you away with shadowy hands. Every creak or sigh as your house settles becomes the moan and breath of the monsters waiting. The darkness hasn't just stolen the light, it has the potential to take away the world, leaving you with nothing but a void on awakening.
You know all these things are only your imagination, but the night still holds your bravery up by the throat.
For me, night time can be scary for another reason. My wife has Sleep Apnea. She stops breathing multiple times during sleep, something that, of course, can be dangerous. I'd bought her a watch for her birthday - the Garmin Vivosmart HR - and she was using this already to track her sleep. It wasn't until she began to self harm in her sleep, including biting her arm and almost puncturing her eardrum, that a diagnosis was made. She's going through the early process of treatment now, so hopefully they can help her, but in the meantime, I'm very conscious of the sounds she makes when asleep. And often my wife can be afraid to sleep because of the problems. Plus, she has always had very vivid bad dreams.
So, this poem is for her. She worries about my sleeping because of my own health problems (osteoathritis), but I just have pain. She suffers much more. If you or someone you know suffers from sleep apnea, my heart goes out to you. I hope you get the help you need.
