Last Night's Dreamare

Artist: Totsukuni No Shoujo

cravings
internal pulling whispering bekconing
a need
a hate
a love
death comes creeping when ignored
wallowing without control
no escape
simple
basic
illusive
much like this there is no rhyme or reason
misunderstood
makes way for healing
for growth
shared by all of humanity
a great equalizer
feared by the young
lust for by the weary
ran to
ran from
respected by all
manufactured
organic
where subconsciousness lives its life
where consciousness goes to unknown existences
baited induced practiced maintained balanced
ignored too often too much

this is not a riddle. not a fable. not a code. i am piecing together patches of a quilt woven by the a fallen angel named Sleep. it is as common as breathing and equally crucial. humans fight Sleep dried blood under nails. sweat drips from tips of hair like hurricanes over the sea. a futile war raged everyday if two lungs hold air. surrender. goddamn if we could only learn to surrender. there is a balance of conquering and surrendering. an ebb and flow of take and give. yielding to better ourselves. our world. abdicating because it’s the only way to live fully to grow to better to progress to evolve to ascend to live in balance and harmony. learn of Sleep. feel what rises when Sleep beckons. do not attack. let the vibrations of fight rise out of your existence. dissipate into the atmosphere. succumb to the rhythm of slowed breath. twitching limbs. busy eyes. dilated pupils. the rhythm of Sleep as they radiate throughout the room. no arms will hold you as long as Sleep’s. no creature can take pain away like Sleep. no medicine can cure aching like Sleep. remember Sleep creates not dreams. those are our creations. blame not Sleep for the monsters lurking in the dark. planted by pain misunderstood feelings grow in the dark. water by fear. fed by agony. those monsters are mine to face whilst Sleep slumbers. be good to Sleep. respect them. bow to them. they are an equal. follow their guide. learn to dance with Sleep among the currents. go to them the same time each sunset. leave Sleep to rest each sunrise. respect their boundaries. give Sleep their own space. care for the vessel in which Sleep slumbers during the light hours. replenish the vessel. nurture the vessel. strengthen the vessel. surrender to Sleep. allow it to master you then you have mastered them.h