Pavor Nocturnus

I)

My dear God...

what is that fucking sound?

Is that you....

are you still asleep?

can you even hear me at all?

Two)

As he swung the hammer,

One final strike to drive the nail home,

He heard the unmistakable,

High-pitched sound

....Of a child screaming

From the bedroom window.

Three)

I can't seem to...

Not with this much noise.

It would seem,

To me at least,

Almost impossible to

Get any sleep around this place.

4)

It would seem to me,

Sir...

That the problem

Is not your mattress

At all.

Perhaps some Ambien

Or maybe warm milk...

Five)

Oh Dear,

Are you asleep?

Well not any more...

Oh can you turn the heater on?

I can't sleep with such a chill.....

VI)

By the time I get

My bearings straight

I am sitting bolt-up-right

Upon the comforter that

Keeps us

Both

Warm in the
Winter