Night

Midnight darkness should end the scene.

But here I am, losing sleep.

The seconds ticking in my head

And I can't feel 

my skin or anything at all. 

Emptiness fills my space.

I'm expecting silence but my thoughts race

with a fear that holds me down.

I want to scream

but I don't want to be heard. 

I am afraid to fall asleep all the time 

and to stay awake and watch hours pass me by.

I'm afraid I forgot how to rest. 

And what if you died,

and what if I'm next?

I don't know what to do.