The darkness i wake

the darkness i wake up in

where the birds already sing

the secrets that keep me here

the stories that they bring

my eyelids heavy

but sleep far away

a secret unopened of yesterday

is this the end of everything

that i hold true and dear

the answers to my questions

i fear are far too near

so i step to bed

and try and find a way

to pass these too short hours

till the breaking of this day