Welcome

to

insomnia:

the book with no genre,

the play with no drama,

the eye with no cornea.

The land of dreams

that’s dead at the seems.

It’s strange to live inside,

because in a way, to hide,

is to be what you are inside.

Left to your own devices,

you learn your own rights and

treat yourself right.

The darkness may engulf

everything but the midnight wolf,

and yet you know you’re still there,

undaunted by the suffocating air.

So welcome to insomnia, dear old friend,

where sewing machine operators make amends.

It’s a strange place and a strange world,

since nothing ever comes slowly; it’s always hurled

at time-warping speeds, right at your face, until it’s

too

much.

So welcome to insomnia, prisoner

and visitor.

Keep your thoughts to yourself,

keep the dust off the shelf,

and please take your shoes off.