As the sun slips away
in that twilight hue
tiredness settles in my eyes
brain
body
and bones.
The struggle of the day past
begins to manifest
in pain
as aching joints
and a resonating pulse
in the core of my mind
throbbing heavier
with every beat of my heart
Sleep is not upon me yet
there are many hours
of torment ahead
of creating distraction
and numbing the senses
before I can hide
in the land of dreaming
another cup of coffee
another cigarette.
Once the night has fully come
and the clock hours
begin to ascend
I can lay silent
in the dark
closing my eyes
to a whirling dervish of thoughts
flashbacks of the hours lived.
With exhaustion
the conscious mind
eventually losses the battle of control
and the sub conscious
becomes the puppet master
manipulating my thoughts
projecting my visions
tearing my dreaming body
through dark under worlds
and blinding skies.
When the dark of night burns away by the heat of the morning sun
the conscious mind gains back control
exhausted from my dark rest
I awake to face another day
another cup of coffee
another cigarette
another heart beat
another breath.
©spor
