staying up | myg

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he came home drunk again
i escaped to you.
now i'm lying in bed next to you
still tossing and turning
at 3am because
as soon as i close my eyes
my nightmares consume me.

i turn to face to see
you're peacefully sleeping
i sighed
and hoped one day i could
sleep peacefully like you.

you turned to me
and opened your eyes
"sleep baby girl"
i looked you dead in the eye
and asked the question
"how can i sleep? if i don't have dreams i just have nightmares"