Insomnia

that unwelcome visitor
who taps you lightly on
the temple at that exact moment
when you and your pillow
become one, just about to
float out the window into
other worlds and times.
you realize that you’re
awake after all, that sweet
lure of far away travels an
unkept promise that you made
with the bedclothes at
ten p.m.,
when you agreed
to arrive early for your date.
So, you get up for a glass of water,
check the clock, and start the
Sequence of Falling Asleep
that has to be followed when
Insomnia, that unwelcome visitor
sweeps in to spend the night with you.