Everything shuts down

Everything shuts down

Closes up

Sleeps in silence

Filling space

When less is more.

There is nothing

Between the stars

But distance.

If there were a god

Watching from within

The red, white and blue light

Blinking through the bulk

Of hubris

He would fall out of the sky

For lack of purchase.

When I sleep

There is extinction

The sweat of my brow

Pools onto the pillow.

Night terrors

Wear the trust from my heart

There is little to reality

But a small tear in the fabric

Pulls me further into the mire.

Nothing exists outside,

Everything is a concept

A work in progress

A laborious process

Toward completion.

The monsters move within me

Devouring shadows

No longer attached

The devil in me is a monster

Pinned by its tail.

Star gazing

Hyenas are on patrol

There is little humour

In their laughter.

Keeping their distance

Waiting for the moment

Opportunity knocks

To fulfil a destiny

Nobody understands