When darkness falls and all is gone
When the busy day has turned to calm
When the mental Novocaine no longer numbs
When the night-time terrors flood the background
When the dread of night creeps up so close
I can hear its heavy-breathing nose
Upon the nape of my vulnerable neck
Too scared to turn around and check
When everyone has said their goodnight
And not a soul is left in sight
When the real voices have simmered down
And the creeping shadows hit their gongs
When I can hear my heart beating in my chest
And the dread of silence stifles my breath
When my open mouth is mute
And my mind is searching for the truth
Left all alone with thoughts that confuse
Afraid of the man I came to exude
Tormented by choices that do not make sense
Destroying a future that was heaven sent
When everything is done and I close my eyes
As I lay on my bed with no one by my side
I think back to a simpler time
Before distrust and discontent eroded my mind
