Long hours of Darkness

The drip drip of the tap

beats a tattoo in the sink, 

the tic tic of the clock

matches my heart beat, 

the minutes and hours drag by. 

In frustration I kick off the sheets 

exposing my body 

to the mosquito hovering above,

I reach for the spray, 

once again he finds his target. 

Restlessly I rise 

and heat a glass of milk

swallowing it slowly,

hopefully, I climb back into bed 

again I toss and turn,

sleep still won't come. 

Sounds of laughter 

filter through the night

as someone wanders merrily home. 

I still hear the drip drip of the tap

the tic tic of the clock. 

At last hours later my eyelids close 

as the sun starts its upward climb over the horizon 

ending the long, long hours of darkness. 

I know that I am not the only person to suffer through many nights especially in the summer from lack of sleep.

It is so frustrating when you start to doze off and then you hear that horrible sound of someone coming home or an idiot doing a wheelie down the road. Gosh I would like to ring their neck.

It takes ages to settle down again and then when you finally do it the bl...y alarm blares and you wonder where the night went.

Hopefully you do not suffer from this problem too often. It will only cause you more stress before the day begins. Sleep soundly, at least I hope you can.