THE NIGHT COMES HEAVY
Brendan S Bigney
United States
the night comes heavy
but my eyes are open
my gut feels doomed
my heart feels pain
crushed by a grip
that is not there
all again, all again
the moments haunt all again
choking in my dreams
drowning in the sea
fighting in my dreams
drowning in the sea
till the dawn shines on me
my shoulders ache
my mind almost breaks
with a weight –
that's always there
but when the light shines
all I know is fatigue
no lighter than the nights
that weigh down on me