Wednesday, March 5, 2014

This Aint No Lullaby

 
mind and body out of sync
intent on working opposite shifts
body on days, mind on nights

abruptly passing one another
in the clocking in, the checking out
motions by day, words by night

beating a non rhythmic pattern
with skull bones rattled lose
no coherent sense between them

"hush little baby, don't say a word
mamma's going to buy you a mockingbird"
chimes in on a repeat loop

ironic don't you think
seriously!
this lullaby stinks



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28 comments:

  1. Simon March 5, 2014 at 11:52 AM

    Love it. Love it a lot. The line about body and mind passing is awesome. Isn't it odd the things that get caught in our minds when they should be resting. Once I had two phrases "little green apples and it don't rain", just that much. Over and over. Often when I awake I have stupid songs they play during my strength training class at the gym. It just ain't right.

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  2. hedgewitchMarch 5, 2014 at 12:08 PM

    You've caught both the repetitive antsy boredom and the frustration and out of sync feeling insomnia brings really well here, and the humor at the end feels very welcome and redeeming.

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    1. FireblossomMarch 5, 2014 at 4:26 PM

      I can't say it better than Hedge already did. Love the shift worker mind.

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  3. SusanMarch 5, 2014 at 12:30 PM

    Kathryn, the imagery of different work shifts for body and mind works for me. In fact the chuckle and anger you give in this poem may act as a release from the very curse you are talking about. Thank you! BTW, I think the skull-bone song is on my poem for this prompt, "The Cure."

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  4. Kerry O'ConnorMarch 5, 2014 at 1:36 PM

    What a lovely photo - all grey on grey.
    You have certainly captured the dissonance of insomnia in your lines.

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    1. Kathryn DycheMarch 5, 2014 at 8:05 PM

      Thanks Kerry . . . if only there was some magic cure for us all.

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  5. UnknownMarch 5, 2014 at 1:56 PM

    The image of the mind and body passing each other punching a clock reminds me of the Sheep dog and Coyote from Bugs Bunny - yes I am lowercase highbrow.

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    1. Kathryn DycheMarch 5, 2014 at 8:05 PM

      Cartoon characters . . . maybe I'll try picturing them to night. At least it will make things more amusing. :0)

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  6. Maude LynnMarch 5, 2014 at 2:19 PM

    This cracked me up! I have to echo Hedge; you've really captured that frustrated feeling of being unable to sleep.

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  7. Kenia SantosMarch 5, 2014 at 4:09 PM

    lol

    if you really have trouble sleeping, I'll share my secret. I sleep to the sound of rainymood.com - the only thing that breaks the loop for me Kathryn. :)

    Great poem.

    Kiss. <3

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    1. Kathryn DycheMarch 5, 2014 at 8:01 PM

      Thanks . . . love that link although I think it might just make me want to pee! :0)

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  8. AnonymousMarch 5, 2014 at 5:51 PM

    greaaaaat - now I have the earworm. ~

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  9. diane March 5, 2014 at 6:59 PM

    I love it!!!!!
    In my younger days I just loved writing .... randomly ....
    diane @ thoughts and shots

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  10. De JacksonMarch 5, 2014 at 7:05 PM

    "mind and body out of sync
    intent on working opposite shifts"

    What a fantastic take. This is just wonderful.

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  11. Susie ClevengerMarch 5, 2014 at 7:09 PM

    I certainly relate to the mind and body being out of sync and working different shifts....your words are a perfect description of the insomniac writer

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    1. Kathryn DycheMarch 5, 2014 at 7:49 PM

      Insomnia seems to plague many of us. If only there was some magic elixir.

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  12. GailMarch 5, 2014 at 7:41 PM

    Out of sync...you told my story.

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  13. Brian MillerMarch 5, 2014 at 8:56 PM

    lol...love the inclusion of the lullaby...yeah, some of them are rather odd to be said trying to sleep...the clocking in and clocking out...passing...yeah it def has the feel...
    oy...time to get some sleep...smiles.

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  14. ArtPropelledMarch 6, 2014 at 2:22 AM

    I know the feeling. Last night my repeat loop was Nine Million Bicycles in Beijing.... then I tried counting them. It's more fun than counting sheep I suppose.

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  15. Sumana RoyMarch 6, 2014 at 8:01 AM

    mind and body intent on working opposite shifts....hope it could be avoided...sigh...

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  16. MarianMarch 6, 2014 at 9:40 AM

    haha, that does stink!

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  17. bgottsabMarch 6, 2014 at 11:20 AM

    Oh, you have captured so well the frustration of not being able to fall asleep. Sometimes my brain just goes round and round, repeating the same thing over and over and I can't make it stop. I love this idea of work shifts, checking in and checking out, passing each other.

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    1. Kathryn DycheMarch 7, 2014 at 2:09 PM

      Sometimes I wake up feeling like I've worked a shift!

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  18. Kim StevensMarch 6, 2014 at 11:33 AM

    Well, you made me laugh and shake my head yes! xo Sweet capture of that mockingbird!!

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  19. Stacy M.S.March 7, 2014 at 9:19 AM

    beating a non rhythmic pattern
    with skull bones rattled lose
    no coherent sense between them

    amazing stanza!

    i agree, seems we're so busy that the mind, in order to create, must create a life separate from the working body and all our daily real-life duties!

    stacy lynn mar
    http://warningthestars.blogspot.com/

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  20. mrs mediocrityMarch 8, 2014 at 8:25 AM

    Ha! This made me smile... I can so relate!!

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