For The Fear Of Dreaming

Slipping into this underworld
so dark and alone
stealing kisses with the nightair,
trying not to make a sound
as my heart pounds
to its unwanted beat
running faster,
running scared,
running in the dark,
running through this dreaded blackness
i can smell my own sweat,
taste the salt of dried tears on my tongue,
the blackness is suffocating me
as i fall down again and again
scraping my tender skin
too many times to count,
wishing for the sun to come out of hiding,
wishing for this blackness to end,
and then the sun bursts through
and my eyes open wide...
it was all just a dream,
and now the light
is just as ferocious as the blackness
that had once enveloped me,
and i cannot sleep
for the fear of dreaming
again.