Another Restless 3am

By the window I sit

I watch and wait 

I can hear the commotion

Quite unpleasant 

Like the moment glass shatters into pieces

I glance at the clock 

3am 

I glance at my bed 

Aching for sleep but

The commotion is forceful

It invades my room and surrounds me

I cover my ears in hopes it stops

But it only gets louder

Before I can move

A wave of silence

I stay still

Waiting

Then I hear it 

His old brown ripped up slippers drag across the hall

Panicked

I lay under my covers

I am asleep 

The hallway light pours in from under my door

My heart is in my throat

The keys clink together in his pocket

I wrap my arms around myself 

Trying to steady my breathing 

He stops at my door 

I am asleep

The keys no longer in his pocket 

No I whisper 

I am asleep

Doesn’t matter how hard I squeeze my eyes shut

Tears still leak out 

I am asleep

-Phoenix