Insomnia -------- Spinning, whirling, still descending Deeper farther, never ending At or near the final place Where my mind can rest its pace Tossing, turning, still unwinding Muttering something, still awake Looking, peering, blinking, nodding Pacing, yawning, sitting, plodding Clutching, palming, still too loud Ticking clocks, and thinking sounds At the window crickets chirp As loud as rockets leaving Earth Pouring, nuking, drinking, sighing Warm soft milk don't fail me now! Lying, nodding, almost sleeping A mindless drift is almost keeping Buzzing, roaring, in my ears 5 o'clock, by God, is here! Aching, whining, rolling, falling And all day long, the bed is calling