Serenity

In the still velvety ink of night she found  me sleeping,

The rustling of the sheets disturbed my sense of impending gloom.

The knot of fear and panic rising in my chest…

Hands clutching clammily to pull the wrinkled sheets over my irrational fears;

Nothing hides them, my dry breath rasps coarsely through clenched jaws

And I hyperventilate.

Insomnia is my friend-I know you well

My heart beats so loudly it muffles the sound of foxes screaming to their mate.

Am I dying? Here comes the dread, the apprehension in my head….

Think straight .., think clear…….exhaustion makes for confusion

Each night, every day this silent curse engulfs me

Anxiety……….

Then I feel a cool…..no…. a calm cocoon

Sheltering me from the rising chaos

Her voice soft, gentle and familiar.. and so  known

‘sleep child I am your remedy’…….

Give me your fears …I’m your serenity’

Lyrica