I can\'t sleep
For my past seems to be haunting me
Sending nightmares galoping my way
And I\'m afraid their darkness will swallow me whole
I don\'t want to sleep
So I distract myself with stories
Of honorable knights on white steeds
And happy endings were the light prevails
I can\'t wake up
When the nightmare has me in her grips
She drags me through my worst memories
And makes sure I\'ll never forget how dark I have become
I don\'t want to wake up
Because when the morning light doesn\'t dispel the shadow within me
I fear darkness is all that I am and ever will be
And that is scarier than anything I will ever face at night.