In the wee hours
The dreaming comes,
When feeling toils to better thought
And hope makes her way to bed,
While Demons sink into Hell
Carrying fragile souls aloft,
Where terrors of the day lurk
In corners,
Awaiting their marching orders,
A legion of anxieties
Will take over from
Delight
In the middle of the night.
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Comments (16)
I loved this! Such a good read both ways! Well done!
Very well written!!
Ah the cursed demons who haunt our sleep. How do they even know when to taunt and jeer, I guess they never sleep. Beautiful poetry.
One cycles into the other, the ups & downs of falling asleep never knowing quite where it will take us.
The tagπ€£ "For Fun" Sorry, I saw it and it made me giggle. Anyway- This. Wow. THIS. Hannah, you really took this challenge to the next plane. This is like, expert-level poetry. Idk if that makes sense? I just feel like this is something one of my English teachers would've made us study and then revealed that it came from some big name poet. Compliments. All the Compliments. And accolades!ππΌ
While Demons sink into Hell Carrying fragile souls aloft, That is a visual I never wish to see. Well done
This is fabulous. The switch is clear and makes perfect sense both directions. Well done.
I seriously relate to this; excellent thriller for a scaredy cats!
Great inverse! The bottom four lines really anchor a strong pivot
Oooh, I like this one. Every line is perfectly constructed. Great job, Hannah!
Well now. This typifies both my views of sleep and after dark time. This was beautifully written and saw what you said to Rachel about your partner. haha. It makes sense and has clear interpretations both ways and uses just the right amount of words. Genius work, really. I feel kinda proud of you for this one!
This was so brilliantly executed! I loved this so much!
Love the darkness of this poem! Fabulous job! π we all have anxieties π₯°
I loved it in both ways! Very creative!π₯°
Exemplary! This is what I would call a great inverse. I still can't do them.
Love the imagery in this piece!