Endless Slumber Poem by Michelle Hanes

The haunting silence of the cold night
Draws me in deeper as I take a step
Another day, another night in
My Endless Slumber

The dawn break over yonder window sill
The mockingbird replaces the nightingales shrill
The sun bathes the house in envious light
And though warmth comes with it, this is my plight

As the days grow longer and night's short
Every night I sweat a river like a guilty man in court
I twist and turn, flip and plead
But the sun and warmth, pays no heed

For against my will, when sleep takes me
It's as restless and horrible as it could be
I'm plagued with nightmares that have me so…
The images just bring me such melancholy and woe

It feels infernal but sleep is my addiction
And these very dreams are what my affliction is
They seem so life-like, blurs in my mind
The sights and horrors as real as that big star that shined.