Insomnia

I tried to wake her

But she did not move

Paralysed by a sleep

That consumed her. (Shoes

In a corner, near a chair which at night

Came alive dressed in afternoon wear

By the light) -

So I sat by the window

And counted the stars

With no luck cos they blurred

Into nothingness. (Flowers

That were bought, several weeks ago played

Hide and seek with the curtains that 

Gingerly swayed) -

And there was I sleepless

But I did not move

Paralysed by a love

That consumed me.