01-12-2013, 04:00 AM
Its actually about a woman in an abusive relationship. The repetition is for the different type of, bruises, (physical/emotinal), the different type of make up, (making up with him/using make up to cover upthe bruses), cover up (covering up for him by lying about the bruises/using the make up to hide. Still is her continuing to let it go on, as well as her submission, maybe even getting comfortable. it acrually has nothing to do with actual insomnia. he is giving her insomnia, (insomnia being unrest, and without peace) The last two, "stanzas", are her having enough, and she either kills herself/he kills her, I left that to the readers interpretation. Notice at the end she says "maybe i could wake up", which doesnt make sense because she had "insomnia the whole poem"