Sleep has become my enemy
When I close my eyes
I am overtaken with such mixed emotions
Love
Rage
Longing
Hate
All twisting through my heart in an uncontrollable torrent
Of joy
Mixed with pain
And swirled with confusion
In slumber
My subconscious is my one true nemesis
Eating away at me
Dissolving my soul
Like a spiritual acid of sorts
And I wake in tears
My greatest desire
Is the answer to my question
If
I should desire to never sleep again
Or never wake
And let the darkness have me
This
Is my paradox

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