Night Sweats

    Alone , awake and restless
    even the monsters have gone to bed

    Memories of loved ones surface
    I miss my Mom and Dad

    Lying down, I'm overwhelmed
    the world closes in around me

    Counting sheep, I try to sleep
    nothing seems to calm me

    In the dark and silence
    through the curtain, moonlight spills

    Beneath its spell it's hard to tell
    if I see ghosts or have memories recalling

    The clock tic tocs. Loved ones lost
    is this a movie or a dream?

    The ghosts keep parading ,sleep evading
    what can all this mean?

    The sheets a mess from all this stress
    will I ever get some sleep?

    The night moves on . Dawn approaches
    was this really all a dream?

    Am I awake? Or am I sleeping?
    Is life really just a dream?

                06/24 /2017