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Sleep
Sleep to forget
Sleep to not think
Sleep for so long I become acquainted with the backs
Of my eyelids
Sleep because we're broken
Waking up brings it back
The pain
It anchors me down
Weighs down my heart until it forgets to
Beat
Sleep is my existence
But I am scared
Of the dark
Too old for a night light that could extinguish
My fears
Terrified until sleep finally washes over
The tears
Sleep is my retreat
Sleep

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