Night after night
awake-----staring at a angled "L" of light
a giant long/short wedge on the ceiling
shape of a dental probe, elongated
created by unclosed door
on dimly lighted hallway
sporadically other
fleeting lights
from vehicles
dance eerily
in and out of the beam
minutes crawl silently
as lethargic reptiles
across the face of the clock
clinging to the darkness
of the night
like white cat hair to black velvet
sleep evasive
as a bubble on April wind
hours drag numbing as
the ache of an abscessed tooth
word games, name games, state games,
MIND GAMES ALL
an eternity later
sleep descends
thrusting me into panic filled
chase dreams
scenes of terror taking me
further into an abyss of doom
I wake screaming
daylight creeping
eliminating the angled "L" of light
© gould05/06/2000
awake-----staring at a angled "L" of light
a giant long/short wedge on the ceiling
shape of a dental probe, elongated
created by unclosed door
on dimly lighted hallway
sporadically other
fleeting lights
from vehicles
dance eerily
in and out of the beam
minutes crawl silently
as lethargic reptiles
across the face of the clock
clinging to the darkness
of the night
like white cat hair to black velvet
sleep evasive
as a bubble on April wind
hours drag numbing as
the ache of an abscessed tooth
word games, name games, state games,
MIND GAMES ALL
an eternity later
sleep descends
thrusting me into panic filled
chase dreams
scenes of terror taking me
further into an abyss of doom
I wake screaming
daylight creeping
eliminating the angled "L" of light
© gould05/06/2000
Audrey Yoeckel
Editor-in-Chief
Editor-in-Chief
