Racing Mind Poem by Kristina Lybbert

Racing Mind

Rating: 5.0


Racing, racing, racing, my mind is racing,
Only because you are in another room
If you were here with me right now
My mind would be completely blank

How is it that one person can affect my mind so?
It makes no sense how jumbled my brain is
I want to come see you and be with you,
But we both know why I shouldn't

The time is nearly 5 AM
I know I need to awaken soon
But how can I awaken if I never sleep?
And how can I sleep when my mind is racing?

My eyes grow heavy telling me to sleep
I long to be in your arms, warm, safe, calm
I want to re-explore the connections that were
Without getting lost in the heat and passion

It's hard to believe that this all started with a kiss
A kiss we both missed and longed for
A kiss so sudden it re-awoken everything
Everything I tried so hard to bury deep

It all started with a kiss
All I can think is "what does it me? "
With my heart racing with my mind
I know sleep will not find me tonight

Sunday, July 7, 2019
Topic(s) of this poem: confused,confusion,longing,lost,love
POET'S NOTES ABOUT THE POEM
I tried dating this guy (also the guy I dedicated There For You to)and we really hit things off, but things got too sexual too fast so things ended right then and there, or so I thought. The day after I gave him the framed poem (see There For You story)I went over to his house and we were watching Netflix. When Netflix got to the "are you still watching" screen we were both too lazy to grab the controller to start the next episode so we just sat there facing each other, smiling nervously and admitting that we both still had feelings for the other. After what seemed like an eternity he could take it anymore, he left his side of the couch and came over and kissed me. With that all the feelings came rushing back at the speed of light (at least they did for me, I can't say the same for him)but with those feelings came confusion. I have no idea what any of this means, I have no idea if it was a spur of the moment thing or if he actually wants to try again. I ended up staying at his place that night, he in his room, me sleeping on the couch. I woke up around 3: 30AM and couldn't fall asleep after about an hour of trying to sleep I wrote this poem. I finished it shortly after 5: 00AM and finally managed to fall back asleep only to have to wake up at 5: 45AM to get ready.
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