I find no solace in sleep

no rest in slumber

Sleep comes suddenly

but with no relief

and just as suddenly

i am awake

to be assailed by the next day, here

and it immediately hits me, fear

of what this day will bring

what life will wring

out from my fast fading dreams

my silent screams

make a coward of me

as i yearn to be at peace

no one gets out of here alive

me, i just want to survive

another day

to hold off the world from having its way

with me.