Don'T Want To Sleep

The sacred night is passing, and soon the sky will be illuminated. I happily bear the
state of twilight from not going into slumber. For, I need not to be visited by you in my
dreams. You, succubus of my night. You, who sleep in a warm bed and pass each day with joy
and no dread. You have no power over me. But what I give you is time. Time for the cycle
to go full circle. So I give you power for now, for a time-
Copyright © | Year Posted 2010

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