The nightmares don't go away. They settle into the night alongside the sounds of gentle snoring and the shifting water off the darkened fishtank. Nighttime is loud, and ominous; not for the darkness, but for the stillness. The time that stretches between midnight and daybreak is infinite, unwavering, unchanging. I sit in it, sometimes trying … Continue reading Awake at 4am
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Enclosing Darkness
I can't, I can't where did the air go, I'm trying, sucking for oxygen I know, I know it's here, it's here just have to get it into my lungs. God they burn, my chest, hurts, like the strain of running but I'm standing, actually swaying. Hands on knees, I remember being told once hands … Continue reading Enclosing Darkness
Faith Taryn Davies 