demonsleep

slave to you
I have become
you steal my breath
and pollute my dreams
navy sky blankets
city beautiful
while I swim through
thick black dark
clinging to me
heavy and masterful
sleepdemon
peace thief
stealer of soft slumber
who penetrates
daylight hours too
with no effort
sneaks life away

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painting done by Henri Fuseil, 1781
"The Nightmare"