One of those nights
That you're up
When the sun sets
And rises
Tossing
And
Turning
Wondering
Evaluating
And listening to
Your 'sleep' playlist that
Hasn't done shit really because
Look at you
You're still up
You're still staring at your ceiling
You're still counting the small bumps
On the wall
And the threads in your blanket
Asking yourself
What
The
Fuck
Is
Keeping
Me
Up
But you can feel it
You don't realize it
But you can feel it
The ache in your chest
The burning in your stomach
The sting in your eyes
You can't understand it
But you sure as hell can feel it
It's not as perfervid during the day
Because of all the noise
Your family
Your friends
The world
Noise
But in the agonizing hours of the night
There isn't any noise
Silence
And that's when it happens
Thats their time
To claw and pull and tug at you
Slowly encasing you in their insanity
Covering you in darkness
Playing with your mind
And your eyes
But as soon as they are
Ready to devour you
Like the prey they make of you
The sun begins to rise
And it's ray's cast the shadows and demons
Away
Giving you a chance
To finally close your eyes
To finally get away
To finally feel tranquility
Only to awaken a few hours later
To another day of noise
Another night of counting
And another dawn of demons.
{L}
