Dreams Defy

My dreams defy me. They take me back to my dark place. As every day is a battle won, a war happens in my sleep. I wake in the morning, sweating and in tears, wondering if I have fallen, to the loathsome ways of my years. Each moment I am fighting, yearning for the truth. Growing in an all encompassing light, winning what I thought I would always lose. But, my dreams continue to defy me, reminding me of the world I overcome. As I keep from fading, the night overtakes me, my mind becomes a blank slate, dreams lead me back into nightmares of my wrongful ways.