Insomnia

Your eyelids are heavy yet refuse to close 

They burn but are unwilling to end your suffering 

Closing them only feels dry and painful  

It’s insomnia, but is it really? 

Or is it something more 

Something more complex than you could ever imagine 

Like your body wants you to stay awake for no reason 

Perhaps it’s punishing you for staying awake for so long 

Or perhaps for staring at your computer screen for twelve hours

And even though you wonder this every night 

Every hour 

You always forget how your eyelids begin to droop 

And your consciousness begins to fade 

And you realize that if you’d just stay quiet 

Just stop thinking 

Then you’d fall asleep 

And so you do 

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Spela Sraka

Spela is a second-year student in the Professional Writing program at Algonquin College. She enjoys writing very much, however also finds amusements in drawing, video editing, and gaming. If she is not doing any of her hobbies, you’ll likely find her running around looking for food she can eat.