I dream myself to sleep

By Lylani

As darkness looms
And my duvet warms
I stroll to my familiar land
                             my land of make believe
It's held me dear since childhood
In that corner of my mind before sleep invades 

Back then I was an orphaned dragon
Fierce and afraid
I walked alone
And
Soared
High
Above fields of blue daisies 

When I grew
I shrunk
To a pixie 

I laughed at others misfortune
And helped cause havoc
Until
None of my imaginary friends
Cared
Enough to talk to me

 As night draws on
The insomniac in me wakes 

I chat to a man that's never existed
He tells me none of my past's my fault
I cry imaginary tears
For a lover that left to fight his own demons
And wonder if he'll return for me 

Though I should know
I'm a telepath now
But I never heard him leave 

Night stings my eyes
Sleep tries to drown me
I only pray I'll dream of him tonight

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© 2008 Lylani
Published on Friday, October 17, 2008.     Filed under: "Personal" and "Poetry"
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  • Leith Plunkett On Saturday, October 18, 2008, Leith Plunkett (237)By person wrote:

    (Until None of my imaginary friends Cared Enough to talk to me) I have never read anything like this. I really enjoyed it

  • freudian-slip On Friday, October 17, 2008, freudian-slip (236)By person wrote:

    This drew me in quickly and I too, enjoyed it very much. Did you mean demons though?

  • Lylani On Saturday, October 18, 2008, Lylani (112)By person wrote:

    yup lol, thats what I get for trying to type when half asleep


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