Another Night
All I need…
Is...
I’m scared.
Because nothing works anymore!
Not even her smoothing my hair.
As she kept vigil at my bedside.
There was an urgency in her tears.
As there was desperation in mine.
As we waited.
For sleep.
As we hoped.
For light to make its way into my nightmares.
Copyright © Angelica Tao | Year Posted 2021
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