Insomnia Poem by Siobhan Niven

Eyes raw, scarlet orbs;
Desiccated by night.
Burning, itching, stinging;
Like an acid attack.

My head is spinning;
Swirling in, out, up, down;
Thump, thump, thump;
A piercing pain burrows my brain.

Swimming in Nausea;
Clawing, ripping, pulling;
In my gut.

Body twisted in pain;
Searing, aching, stabbing;
Tsunami, washing over me.

Sleep is futile;
Tossing, turning, itching;
Memories haunt my broken dreams.

Frustrated, deflated, stressed;
"I fucking hate this"
Whispered beneath my breath;
Reverberated within the void.

Sorrow, feels hollow;
I'll face tomorrow's dawn,
perhaps rising like the sun.

Reborn, victorious;
The battle bravely won.