he dreamed he
had a nightmare,
had a nightmare,
woke up when it was done
to find that he
was still asleep,
the nightmare just begun.
…
this went on
and off all night,
awake, asleep, in cycles.
afraid he’d not
get through alright,
his tension rose in spirals
…
he tossed and turned,
displaced his wife,
the comforters and pillows
cuz something whispered
in his sleep
that they were armadillos.
…at sunrise, somehow
he’d survived,
while grinding coffee beans,
a simple plan
came to this man,
no more nighttime caffeine
he’d survived,
while grinding coffee beans,
a simple plan
came to this man,
no more nighttime caffeine
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© 2016 kStan(ly) Lanning
picture by lisa murray, courtesy bing.com/images
created for that crazy Daily prompt – nightmare
and sleeping with the Daily prompt – simple, until something new awakens
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