A Restless Night
We toss and turn we watch tv we read a book have countless wee's the night is ours no blissful sleep the truth be told I could now weep. There is no comfort for us now the pain it tells upon our brow. And as the night goes dark and still all we can do is will. We will for rest a painless bliss and wish for sleep that we do miss. But as we lay here in the dark the pain a dagger in our hearts. The spidery shadows across the ceiling the light the dark night is now stealing. We pray for sleep as dawn is rising the pills are popped be still our crying. A car horn beeps a letter posted it's time to wake but were exhausted we shut our eyes a minute longer at last to get some silent slumber.
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I think that many of us will understand the long, dark nights. As Sir Capitan Tom says "Tomorrow will be a better day."
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Hi I’ve had 5 bad nights with pain in my knee I’ve got osteoarthritis and a meniscus tear in my left knee
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That is me can’t sleep with my pain and fatigue
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I have not had more than about 3 hours sleep (last night 1 1/2) for the past few years and all the GP says is that it does not matter if I nod off during the day (which I do frequently for 20 to 30 minutes at a time) as I cannot work! So much for sympathy or help from the GP.
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Beautiful poem @Heatherbee
Thank you for sharing.
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It's 5am I've been up since 3.45 but awake since 2, I so understand your pain and frustration I think you speak for us all. Thankyou
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