Nightmares
Why am I still awake?
Why can’t I sleep?
Nightmares are creeping up on me,
when I try to sleep
I am so tired
I am not thinking
Not thinking of anything
But all I’m thinking of
is thinking of everything
I try to be silent
But my mind can’t be silent
Everything is so loudly
The clock is ticking
My mind is talking
My hand is writing
My eyes want to close
But the noise in my head is too loud
Sleep is not an option
My mind doesn’t want to shut up
Tiredness is not an option
But writing seems to be the thing to do
The wind is blowing
My dreams are calling
But sleep is not an option
Nightmares are creeping up on me,
like a hand in the dark
Nightmares are creeping up my sleeve
My eyes are heavy
My eyes don’t want to close,
but they surely want to
My mind is rushing, through the night
I want to sleep I want to close my eyes
Nightmares are creeping in, under me,
one two three, the hours are ticking away
And I can kiss my sleep away…
Time is ticking
My sleep is disappearing
I’m losing words
I’m losing sleep
Nightmares are creeping in
like a hand in the dark
Sleep is not an option right now
But tomorrow I will know
The sun will greet
The moon will be gone
Words will be there
But sleep will be gone
I will smile
But instead,
I will cry
Nightmares are stealing my sleep
The sun is gone
The moon is near
Nightmares are real
Sleep is so near
My eyes are sleepy
My mind is creepy
I try to escape the nightmares
But I can’t
Tick tock, tick tock
Time is ticking by
My sleep is passing by…
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