Sunday, 29 September 2024

Ballroom of night

 


Sleeps by day,

finding even

the thinnest

strand of sunlight

in which to lay,

to recharge his

dwindling battery

for what lay in wait.

The mysterious

mister midnight

purrs away the remnants

of the night before.

 

In wavy dreams

he sees claws

ripping the night

in two.

Paws tipping cups

from the tables of destiny,

to the floors of dismay.

 

He sees

the watchman.

Bloodied, but unbeaten.

Sleep demons

begging for mercy.

Hears the howls

of the wolf singing

in the low hours.

A canine lullaby

to the moon.

Midnight wondering,

who is protecting

his dogged dreams?

As he bounds off

into the autumnal

leaf-fall strewn

ballroom of night.

 

A leap as he sneaks across

thin rickety fences,

walking the fine ledges,

the sleep encrusted

ridges of reality.

No barrier for his nimble feet,

nor enough to protect

against the swarm.

The infestation

of nightmares flooding in.

The storm bringing fear

to peaceful dreams.

He hisses an alarm,

to warn the watchman

that danger is beckoning,

before prowling off

in search of a snack.

 

 




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