At midnight dreams intensify
When the moonlight shines strong
Anxiety focuses.
Holes open up in the floor
Or walls
Or structure softens.
Someone’s out there
Who’s never out there any other time
Prodding my mind to fear
Opening my eyes to things
You cannot see.
Tugging at my spirit with
Strong, invisible string.
Like a shadow dance only I
Can see.
Filled with my own personal
Demons.
Only for a minute am I there
Then you break the spell
With your yell
Or your caress.
And I can see again
Or can’t see anymore,
Whichever world you want
To look at it from.
But you’re beside me
And this calms me,
Anchors me,
Takes me back again,
Past midnight.