Twilight of Insomnia

That thinking map is laid out in front of you

An unmapped land in the twilight of insomnia

The clock ticks to the musical fridge

Between dreams and day there is a bridge

That carries traffic so graphic

WARPING time erratic then static

Tick

Token attempts at sleep

Temporary contempt for dreams

Of sand

Only those awake understand

How much energy time observed demands

“I’ve tried everything”

And heard the birds sing

It has something to do with thinking

And that metal feeling

From looking at a black ceiling

Another plane, one car in the far lane

Last train in Brisbane

Bane of my mind

The trail of thinking and tea drinking

Leaves you floating, sometimes sinking

Tick

Taking attempts at sleep

To keep a ticking temper

Temper free

That’s catch 33

While the candle flickers and bats bicker

There should be a bumper sticker

“Insomnia rules the roads

Mossies think blood is gold

I’m up with the toads”

Midnight 15/16 March 2006

Cal Crilly MusicAndMore