Desperation of the Night
Tik tok, tik tok, the sound of the clock rings,
The cool feather-like blanket heavy-
On top of me.
My eyes clamped shut,
Turn left,
Turn right,
Face down,
Stillness.
I want the darkness to consume me,
I wanted to drift away into the abyss of the
dream.
With each turn,
I think,
My heart raced like a frantic horse,
I can hear its rapid hooves in my chest.
I open my eyes-
An hour has passed.
Annoyance builds up quickly like a clogged
drain,
The vision already blurry,
The chest tightening,
The burning in the throat.
I wanted to cry out,
To scream
“I want to drift
I want to sleep!
Oh, dear Hyperion,
please take me away!”
Alas, this shalln’t happen,
Again, I open my eyes and stare-
straight at the darkness above.
“Ah, tomorrow is approaching”
I thought to myself with a sigh.