Demons On the Wall

sometimes I can't sleep I lay in bed with my eyes wide open and listen to the beating of my heart I watch my chest rise and fall so that I can watch myself exhale all my demons as they dance across my walls at 1 am they dance to new islands of thought and one minute the demons are swimming in an ocean and the next minute they're the ocean and are drowning anything and everything within reach but then the demons send the oceans to my eyes and I feel the waves trickle down my cheek and run down my neck and on occasion the ocean will turn into hot lava and with every tear that emerges my eyes burn more and more until I am forced to call the demons back to my mind to prevent the external damage of red hot cheeks and puffy eyes maybe I wouldn't be so tired all the time if I could let my demons out more and not just on the walls at night, but I could breathe out into the wind and watch them get swept away, and I would only be reminded of them on the nights when the wind howls. they'll continue to bang at my window but my body will not allow them in it will build walls up to protect me from the darkness as I close my eyes and dream of defeating them. m.r.