Awakened in a Nightmare.

How do I wake up from a nightmare

If I never went to sleep?

The darkness lingers, always there,

menacing with it's constant, endless creep.

I try to escape its grasp,

But it holds me tight, a vice

I'm trapped in an endless cycle

Of turmoil and sacrifice.

The days all blur together

As I wander through the haze

Searching for a way out

But from this maze there's no escape.

I often long for the sweet release

Of slumber's peaceful rest

But it seems I am doomed

To be forever oppressed.

So I wander through this darkness,

Haunted by the shadows of my mind,

Wondering if the peace that I so desperately crave,

Is something ll ever find.