Insomnia

Vanessa is so broken
she lost grip of reality
ever since she stopped sleeping
That was years ago
after when she still ate and drank
Nowadays she doesn’t do either
What feeds her poisons plants
it makes them turn blue and whiter
it darkens the river
making those who live by it ill
people
birds
beavers
water beetles
On their way to another woodland
out of breath, they whisper to each other
If only she could sleep again