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#OpussWeeklyChallenge When I opened my eyes I knew it had happened again. I knew I'd fallen asleep. This time, judging by the fine layer of dust about my bedroom, it had been a good while.
10:30pm antsy, pacing the room and studying every little nicknack on my bedside table...all I hear is my mother locking up for the night 12:06am anxious...I'm the only one awake.
Ok well I know I am still awake 2:41am here in the UK and well I lay awake in bed with many thoughts going through my head tunes in my ears.....thoughts of past events running through my mind, then I...
It can take but the creak of a stair; The light pad of a footstep; The clearing of a throat; The opening of a draw.
Nightmares plague me, They haunt my sleep. I lay awake to avoid them. Throughout the house I creep. I've started to look tired, I swear it's not my fault. My teachers complain I forget stuff.
~ It's 4am and I'm still avoiding sleep, so I wrote this poem.
Ok, so I am skipping ahead a little as I am struggling with the parent conversation bit. It needs work. Let me know what you think about this part though, please.
I feel it's darkness grip, Down on my chest it crushes. Not a breath can pass my lips , Across my face a coldness rushes.