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Haunting insomnia
I write surrounded by the dark,
Of night. Deprived of sleep.
With only the wailing, howls of the wind,
And a floodlight that makes shadows long.
I write under,
The city lights, polluting the night sky.
The glow of the metropolitan lights maroon the sky.
The clouds diminishing the stars in the dark.
I now under-
Stand, why you left. Thoughts of you rob me of my sleep.
For it has been so long,
Since that frigid December day, you walked away with the wind.
I hear your whispers in the wind.
Your love vanished like smoke in the sky.
This night has never been so long.
Dreams plague me with the essence of the dark.
I yearn for sleep,
And the comfortable sheets I lie under.
Fatigue calls me under.
Lullabies by your soft voice in the wind.
"Avery, just sink into sinful sleep."
"Rest your head amongst the midnight sky."
"Cover yourself in the warmth of the dark,
Black, blankets I will be with you while you slumber long."
I can not keep my eyes open very long.
Your ghostly kiss, and eerie embrace drag me under.
Your hollowed hand leads me into the dark.
I am carried by the wending wind.
My last picture of the clouded sky.
I pray a few words before I am seized by sweet sleep.
My body lies motionless locked in satisfying sleep.
I did not sleep long.
Awakened by a new morning sky.
Nightmares brushed under.
The clouds blown by the wind,
Reveals the illuminating sun that vanquishes the dark.
In the dark I slept.
The wind blows to greet the long,
day under a blue sky.
