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The silence overwhelms as the scheduled program falls silent, sleep dictated by timer- still elusive, rebellious,<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I am never bored in exhaustion, not really. My thoughts keep me company in the dead of the night, often taunting, tormenting,<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The dog abandons her fruitless effort to cajole me into a ball of comfort and cuddle. Her restless paws, and exaggerated sighs betray her frustration. Her own space beckons.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The bed grows to manage tangled legs, and knotted thoughts chasing the one relevant demand- go to sleep.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Eyes closed in protest, breaths in four, boxed and closing in\u2026. I wonder if one more pillow would reinforce my wall. What once was comfort, and security, has become the foundation of my prison, a padded reminder that I am not alone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I have my thoughts for companions, voices on mute yet they still holler, disgusted with my retreat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Sleep continues to be elusive, as comfort fades to a stone wall defied by logic. Awake and hunkered down for a long dark night, I shrug into a blanket of loneliness, and drift over the line of consciousness, incessant bleating, chiding me to stay awake.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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