Time can only tell.

Follow the stars round the moon.

The sand slips through the glass.

Your dreams are coming soon.

A new world opens up.

Figurines dance through your head.

Words whispered in the dark.

You can’t hear what is said.

Deafened by the silence.

Ears are straining to hear sound.

Demons enter my brain.

And from the inside start to pound.

My mind becomes a cyclone.

And thoughts drip down the sides.

Eyes close off the light.

And darkness, it provides.

A cover for my heartache.

A smile plastered on my face.

My mask hides all my anguish.

My dreams begin to race.

I’m floating, then I’m falling.

I’m running round the bend.

I’m dying, someone save me.

This dream, it needs to end.

My lashes flutter quickly.

Consciousness comes back.

I see scratches on my body.

I have suffered an attack.

This sucks you in and holds you.

Everything goes dark.

Life takes on no meaning.

Through the abyss you embark.

Waking is no option.

Sleep now has the power.

It seems like years of terror

but it’s only been an hour.

Smile, sleeping child.

Nightmares never stay.

Dreams can make you happy.

Until the break of day.