Dreams of Darkness

I fear sleep like I used to fear days Why can't I find peace in other ways My dreams are dark, twisted, and gray While I’m in them I pray only to see another day I can't see the light through the guns and the smoke As the waves crash upon me people watch as I choke The darkness of the ocean, the voices of the dead They all dance around in a rhythmic motion in my head The tears of sorrow, pains of the past Chasing me around with the shadows that they cast The inner workings of my mind test the bindings of my soul But in the end there is so much that the brain controls I’m lost, stuck, and stranded in a dream that never seems to end I’m sick of the way my mind likes to bend I feel dawn approaching as I start to awaken Please keep me up before I am overtaken