Temporary Insommnia Poem by Arti Chopra

everybody,
at sometime or the other,
has suffered from this phenomena,
temporary insommnia,
makes you toss and turn all night
put on the tv,
put on the light,
stare at the shadows on the wall,
imagine a strange animals call,
was it a howl or a wail?
your strongest intentions fail..
as you turn for the tenth time,
punch the pillow
see the curtains billow
the breeze gives your fear flight,
and so very long, seems the night,
you curse yourself for that long afternoon nap
give your knuckles a mental rap,
and promise, no more naps for me
and you look enviously at your spouse
snoring happily, in peaceful slumber,
where as u are reduced
to counting a large number,
of sheep, anything, not to stay awake
anything for a good sleep's sake,
but it is not to be,
so the brain begins its work,
thoughts go round and round
all the emotions abound,
you go throughyour whole life,
good times and bad,
you relive the happy and the sad
mental exertion, in an effort to tire,
you are trapped deeply,
in a wakeful mire,
and then at last,
the wonderful realm of nothingness
the body finally bids goodbye to sleeplessness,
and you awaken next morning
unrefreshed and repentful,
a lonely night, so dark and eventful,
such nights you hope, should be few,
oh goddess of sleep,
come to me easily,
please do................