... life-threatening diseases brought on by insomnia. The Poem "Insomnia" by David Jewell illustrates a night as an insomniac: Maybe I should quit trying to sleep Go read a book yeah, right... I know what happens then... I get up... turn on the light... read a couple of pages...get real sleepy... come back to bed start rolling ... around again. I wish it would rain. I want to hear the thunder. God talks to me through the thunder He is so quiet tonight. Damn leaky faucet Only time I know it's there is when I"m trying to go to sleep. Sounds like Frankenstein ... 's monster walking down the hal...

• Word Count: 1798
• Approx Pages: 7
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

... life-threatening diseases brought on by insomnia. The Poem "Insomnia" by David Jewell illustrates a night as an insomniac: Maybe I should quit trying to sleep Go read a book yeah, right... I know what happens then... I get up... turn on the light... read a couple of pages...get real sleepy... come back to bed start rolling ... around again. I wish it would rain. I want to hear the thunder. God talks to me through the thunder He is so quiet tonight. Damn leaky faucet Only time I know it's there is when I"m trying to go to sleep. Sounds like Frankenstein ... 's monster walking down the hal...

• Word Count: 1919
• Approx Pages: 8
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School