Sleep Demons
Aaron Thomas 1999
Another sleepless night-
that I’m not alright.
I’ve counted all the sheep-
constantly praying for sleep.
Soon I’ll start to drift away-
that’s when the demons come to play.
I try for help, stuck with silent screams-
why can’t this be a bad dream.
My mind will start to race-
one chants that in a waste of space.
Another makes me feel paralyzed-
I’m so tired, constantly feeling terrorized.
I think I’m close to death-
as they start to take my last breath.
They all suddenly go away-
I see the morning sun, time to suffer another day.
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Submitted by Aaron.lthomas9 on June 14, 2021
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | AABB CCXX DDEE FFCC |
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Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 538 |
Words | 98 |
Stanzas | 4 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4 |
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