Can’t Sleep
One fifty seven ay-em hot flash
ever on time, unwelcome fiend
meddling with my wellness sleep
wee hour wringing night sweats
melatonin’s foe
slumber-proof plague
GO AWAY!
Don’t come
back
It’s 2:35 a.m as I post today, having written a Nonet (nine lines, each line in sequential syllable order beginning with 9) at the top of the morning, smelling like a high school basketball locker room after a hard loss…..
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