August 2, 2023

insomnia

By Kat Myrman 
insomnia

my much meter is tripping too
no time for rest; too much to do
and when night falls I’m up past two
I’d dream of sleep, if only

what bitter karma did I sow
to reap this misery, this slow
slow drip, struggle is all I know
I heard the good die young

well, if that’s true I’m past my prime
I’ve had enough of this lifetime
I just want sleep, is that a crime?
the cow jumped over the moon

~kat

The Ovi is a lyrical folk song form with one or more stanzas with the rhyme scheme AAAb; CCCd: EEEf, etc, with 8 or fewer syllables per line. Themes for the Ovi include love, social irony or heroic events.

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