Darkness Magnifies

by Diane Wilson

 

Warm honey-sweetened sleep evades me.

Hypnos comes softly;

his tranquil touch

fails to suppress the senses,

depriving me of chances to dream.

 

A strange orange lustre from street lamps

seeps through gaps in the curtains,

car headlights sweep over the ceiling,

left to right, right to left

An engine stops, hefty clunks of doors

and merry chattering voices echo,

louder than in day time.

 

I seek out another blanket for warmth,

turn pillows for coolness,

try easing into comfort.

Trivial aches and pains magnified by darkness.

 

I've learned the faces and phases of lady moon,

have lain in the sun's

reflected silver light

as the duvet drapes drowsily over

my sleepless form.

 

Just one of many who cannot sleep,

though all of us are lonely at night.

 

 ©2005Diane Wilson

 

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