Light off—thoughts on.
My body is tired
My mind is wide awake.
Shadows appear.
Night after night.
The flickers float
in the seemingly silent room.
No one sees them.
No one feels them.
Only I have to bear them.
Night after night.
They surround me,
Pulling me into their spiral.
They stifle me.
They take my breath away.
Until I think I am suffocating.
Night after night.
Only me alone
With shadows and shards.
With unbearable silence
And even worse noise.
Just me and my worries.
Night after night.
Light on—thoughts off.
My mind is tired
My body is wide awake.
The shadows, they remain.
Night after night.