By Nikki
Date: 3 June 2000

Insomnia

The blood pounds mercilessly
through my brain,
this headache a product of
too many sleepless nights.
No more tears
as I lay missing you.
Pound
 Pound
  Pound
each second a nail
sealing the coffin of
my loneliness.
I suffocate in
your memory,
calling your name 
as I take my last breath.

Blessed sleep at last.

NL 6/3/00