Nightmaretime

so tired, but cannot sleep, will not sleep –

afraid of the dark, the night, the dreams –

as sunlight begins to creep in –

into the sleeping mind they come –

the fears, the anxieties, the nightmares –

filling the mind in vivid dreams –

until silently screaming –

one awakes –

asleep –

awake –

asleep –

awake –

When do dreams become nightmares?

***Free Image by Enrique Meseguer from Pixabay