Darkness falls

I have become too afraid to sleep,
too afraid of the dark...
Sometimes the shadows come alive
and i cower like a child
Though none touches me,
i hallucinate...
And my blood rushes..
My hearts tries to outdo itself

so i cling to myself..
For a moment i feel abandoned..
My sins haunt me..and they seem too great to be pardoned.
I dare not cry, for even when i'm alone i still want to seem brave.
The fear..
That fear is paralysing.

The ghouls..they sing to me
and no, not a lullaby
and no, no one else can hear them...
Sometimes i wonder if i myself hear them..
Thus i'm afraid to sleep..
For in feigning vigilance my heart slows.
I feel safe..
Safe until darkness falls again.

By Kui Kubai