A Headful Of Thoughts

By Angela Wybrow

I’m lying here, wide awake
Trying hard to get some sleep;
But my brain is totally buzzing,
So it’s useless counting sheep!

My mind is manically racing,
Thinking of words and ideas;
I think of the sad poem that I just wrote,
And my eyes suddenly fill up with tears.

I need to get some sleep,
As I’m actually pretty tired;
But my brain is so alive:
Like, it’s been electrically wired!

Many times, I’ve had new thoughts,
And jumped out of my cosy bed,
To quickly grab a pen and paper,
And jot them down before they leave my head.

Is this a common problem,
Which all writers share?
Do they, too, wake up the next day
Feeling a little worse for wear?

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