The Sleeper
She lay there
frightened.
Afraid to fall asleep
knowing nightmares were going to come.
And the boy.
The boy she dreamed of in the darkness
of her dark, beating heart.
Naturally,
she was bathed in anxiety.
When she was alone, her most distrinct feeling was of disappearence.
She often wished she was pale enough to disappear altogether.
Each night she would step outside
to watch the sky
"I've been dreaming a new dream lately. But I dream this when I'm awake"
she said to the stars.
He always shows up
the boy with the lemon hair.
Asking
always asking...
My soul sat up to meet him,
an act of trust and love.
In the darkness I could hear him call out.
Her chest began to heat up.
He stepped on her heart.
And she awoke.
The only thing worse than a boy who hates you:
A boy who loves you.