Sleep no more

 Nanne Nyander - Poems and Paintings

Am I trapped in a thought?

Or are thoughts trapped in me,

as an endless loop 

of nonsensical words and images?

-Nanne Nyander

Study for the painting "Unconditional Love" by Nanne Nyander.

Sleep no more.
I’m vigilant of thoughts coming to 

drag me away, 

drag me away, far, far away 

to the land of oblivion.
I’m standing firm and solid in reality.
The mind invites me to tag along
to the most intriguing places.
But I’m on my guard,
I’m not as gullible as I once was.
No more sleepwalking 

in the land of Oblivion. 

I’m the truth,
I’m reality,
I am Awake. 

-Nanne Nyander "The Silence of Awareness"