Daysleeper

by Vanyell Delacroix

~ Excerpt ~


I sleep hearing lullabies
Sung by a lark

The sun is my nightlight
Blue skies are my dark.

A hard granite headstone
Pillows my head,

Warm earth is my blanket
The grave is my bed.

Death is my sleep
Nightmares are my dreams

My morning news
Is terror filled screams.