Failing Night
Just after five—
I have not been asleep
Pain shoots through
My leg, a single line
Of nerve
As if a wire was pushed
Through inside
Then something threw
A supernatural switch
Tripping a low current
Of too-warm, electric
Sting without
Cessation
Pulsing through tired
Muscle and protesting
Vessels
Having surrendered
Day’s labors into
Aspiration’s night of
Negligent awareness
Barely keeping guard
Letting go of awake
To turn into dream
In hope to re-knit and
Repair stretched
Measures in the body
And the mind
It’s a cycle that’s
Supposed to work
Why then is pain
Ruining what I’ve made
Not fair
I want to rest then rise
With good, hale
Consciousness beneath
The skin
clcouch123 
June 21, 2016 at 6:16 pm
Sorry for the pain and the bad night. Hope tonight is better.
June 22, 2016 at 3:53 pm
Thanks, Mandi. I imagine many of us have bad nights from time to time.
June 22, 2016 at 4:49 pm
Yes, it’s true we all do. I think being in pain is worse then simply not being able to sleep though.
June 22, 2016 at 10:21 am
oh geez. I hope you are well, Brother!!! (I can’t imagine writing a lovely piece out of an excruciating pain!)
June 22, 2016 at 3:54 pm
Thank you, sister, for your concern and appreciation.
June 23, 2016 at 1:52 am
i hope you are well now, brother?
June 23, 2016 at 3:04 am
Today felt better than yesterday. It’s kind of a stressful week anyway, teaching classes with new curriculum. I’m thankful for your concern, sister.
June 22, 2016 at 5:38 pm
Aww.. sorry to hear this. I hope tonight will be a better night.
Since my dad is a doctor, I asked him once. Why is there pain? – So our body does not decay unnoticed – he said.
It is the same for spiritual world too I think. But, new blessings are always promised in the morning.
Hang in there my friend!
Dajena 🙂
June 23, 2016 at 3:08 am
Thank you, Dajena. I tend to think pain is a signal. But when it’s on, I tend not to think much more than pain hurts. When it’s not so bad or when I have some presence of mind, I will try to process the pain, emotionally and spiritually (and, well, physically).
My friend, I’m grateful for your concern and encouragement.
June 23, 2016 at 9:20 pm
Be healthy!! 🙂