[poem] An Anatomy of Sleeplessness

[kaberett]

painsomnia, noun, inability to sleep
arising from somatic symptoms.
insomnianger, noun, inability to sleep
because of rage.
insomnia, noun, inability to sleep
for reasons unclear, or perhaps uninteresting.
Deferential diagnosis is required.
Morpheus' border guards delight
in lengthy - endless - questioning.
O innocents, ye need not be afraid.
It is the rest for whom these gates are barred.
& so beware, be wary: caprice
is the only arbiter of guilt.

Comments

[alexseanchai]

Now I want to ask all the questions making this make sense as a fantasy setting, like, how do you know you're an innocent who needn't fear if "caprice is the only arbiter of guilt"? And now I'm thinking about racial profiling in immigration and yadda, and I don't think you were actually going there, so I'll shut up now. It's good.