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karmichorror — Whispers of the Night
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Published: 2024-02-15 01:35:27 +0000 UTC; Views: 693; Favourites: 9; Downloads: 1
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The shadowed hours drag with sluggish tread,My mind, a stage where restless demons play.
Thoughts twist and turn upon a weary bed,
Pursuing paths untrodden through the day.
Though limbs seek rest, their yearning falls in vain,
Each feathered pillow but a nest of thorns.
My pulse beats loud, a rhythm like the rain,
Unheeding of the quietude of dawn.
Eyes open wide, they seek the fading dark,
Where shapes contort and whisper phantom sounds.
Sleep holds a torch, but leaves a fleeting spark,
And slumber's gate with heavy chains is bound.
The window mocks with hues of coming light,
As mockingbirds weave melodies unheard.
Within, a battle rages through the night;
No peace descends, no sweet consoling word.
Perhaps the dawn will chase this restless fire,
Or cool resolve will claim the weary heart.
Yet here I lie, consumed by wordless ire,
Thoughts intertwine, then violently part.
The ticking clock serves only to provoke,
Time stretches wide, an endless, lonely waste.
Some inner clockwork must have surely broke;
I crave the balm that sleep alone can taste.
