what keeps me up at night, Anonymous

Anonymous

what keeps me up at night

at night things recede into shadow; they disappear, sinking under the ebb and flow of inky dark.

and it’s just me, and every molecule of shadow. i see each particle. they hum and clot together and taste like river water, seeping in where it is dark.

i stretch my hand upwards through thickened air, feel tons and tons of pressure, press my palm up against the bruise, and it is dark.

and i let its steady groan reverberate through my skin. i’m touching something sacred, something deep i was never meant to reach. my hand falls back. hush now, child, just let it go— just think: here it’s safe and warm and dark.