Insomnia by Colin Morton

October 19, 2022
Poem name: Insomnia Poet name: Colin Morton Poem: At your weakest defences unravel from plans or regrets that desiccate in memory. Sweating and shivering you see all your feats are wreaths set against the edifice of death. A night seen through day’s a waking dream the contraptions of day displayed on a flimsy scrim. End of poem. Credits and bio: Copyright © Colin Morton Colin Morton has published many books and chapbooks of poetry including award winners The Merzbook: Kurt Schwitters Poems and Coastlines of the Archipelago, as well as stories and reviews, a novel, an award-winning animated film, and video poems accessible atyoutube.com/user/alrickhuebener. Living on traditional Algonquin Anishinaabe land in Ottawa, he has twice received the Archibald Lampman Award for poetry. colinmorton.net