Just as sleep bested my eyes -

Just as sleep bested my eyes -

There came a looming presence -

Strange and full of mysteries -

That alit upon my rest.

There wasn't a familiar word

Sufficient for such trespass

So silence was the measure

For my unexpected guest.

Time was also dissolved;

Every thought - every breath

Was confounded by a love

I scarcely struggled against

But the hour was growing late

So He flew off to find a heart

More predisposed and awake

And gave me over to the dark.