On nights when sleep has ran
off with my sanity, I lie in bed
and contemplate my fears, I
dwell on sentences left undone.
Conversations I wish I’d had,
The nights I’ve wasted not
dreaming. I wonder about
others like me, not sleeping.
Do they ponder the darkness
of our world? I think of those
without a place to rest.
I dwell on falling monuments
and fallen men. I wonder how
our hearts can break apart
and regenerate again.
What would it be like
to see everything at
once? Does God know?
Does he even exist?
I wonder how many days are
left in my life.? How many more
truths are left to reveal? Does
it even matter? We all fade to
nothing in the end. Don’t we?
I just want to rest now, to snuggle
in the arms of the one I love,
to kiss his mouth, to stop thinking,
to just say goodnight to the
shadows, the ticker tape parade
inside my head and those restless
souls like me……
awake and wondering.
-Tosha Michelle
Everything I Never Told You 
Your gifts amaze me.
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You love me and are so biased. However, I love you for it
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Beautiful and one of your best poems yet, Tosha. Lots of love.
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Thanks. Love ya
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Ah, a poem after my own heart, 🙂 Very contemplative and nice, Tosha.
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Thanks. I always take your words to heart. Wishing you a lovely day.
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I can’t begin to tell you how many sleepless nights I’ve had staring that the ceiling, just worrying or wondering. You’ve managed to capture those sleepless moments perfectly in your prose today. Wonderful!
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Thanks. I’m sorry you are well-versed in the art of not sleeping.
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At times. I think that those are the most intense moments of introspection, and probably a bit amplified in their impact.
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I absolutely agree. By the way, nice to see you here
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We have the same exact thoughts when we’re lying awake at night.
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So you think about marrying Jon Stewart too? 😉 I would say something about great minds thinking alike, but that would be too obvious xo
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Hahaha…yes. Every night that thought goes through my mind.
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I will cut you. He’s mine.ha By the way, hope you are feeling better
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Thanks. Things are alright this week.
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I hope they stay that way for awhile.
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Me too
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“I dwell on falling monuments
and fallen men. I wonder how
our hearts can break apart and regenerate again. What would
it be like to see everything at
once?”
You have a unique way of placing words in verses.
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