3 am Thoughts.

Darkness

I'm in my bed trying desperately to fall asleep. I feel a dark presence looming over me and floating in my room. It settles over near my window.

I attempt a glance, but I wimp out of it. I turn, quickly, on my side and face away from that wall, shoving my face into a pillow. I'm too afraid to look away from it.

I know in my rational mind that it's nothing and my mind is playing tricks on me, but I can't help to feel like there's something standing there and the more I think about it or the more I move or breathe or think, it's creeping closer to me and I can't stop it.

It's moving closer with every moment and I'm wondering why I feel this pressure and all of a sudden I feel like I'm suffocating under my lava hot blanket and my pillows are rocks and I wanna move but if my skin feels the air the darkness will touch me or if I turn my head it'll be in my face without any warning and I don't know what to do!

So I lie under my blanket, scorching hot, and keep my head on my uncomfortable pillows and I do not dare to move an inch.

For whatever darkness my mind has conjured up might realise I'm vulnerable if I do so.

Slowly but surely, I feel it dissipate and risk sticking my foot out from under the heat of my blanket.

I realise; I'm okay.

Then I move slowly to become more comfortable. My pillow turns soft and my body relaxes. My blanket is my shield and cool to my touch.

Eventually, I end up falling into my deep, quiet slumber, and forget everything that has happened.