Sleepless...

laid down softly
i see through dark eyes.
are they open?
will they stay closed?

i feel heavy as small droplets flow from my face
soaking through fabric.
i'm in an ocean.
not floating...

i'm sinking.

tired and heavy i walk through this dream.
the lights in the pitch black only blind me.
a direction?
there is none to be had.

i clench and release.
clench.
release.
every last trace is real...
my fingers remember.
of course, how could i forget?

deeper and deeper i breathe,
farther and farther do i sink until
at last..
bottom.