The second…
The second the stimulation ends…
The second the stimulation ends it all goes…
The second the stimulation ends it all goes silent

The moment…
The moment it disappears…
The moment it disappears I feel…
The moment it disappears I feel trapped

The instant…
The instant I start to think…
The instant I start to think, I start falling…
The instant I start to think, I start falling into myself

Immediately after…
Immediately after lying down…
Immediately after lying down I let go…
Immediately after lying down I let go of the weight I’ve been carrying all day

For but a few minutes…
For but a few minutes, I stay…
For but a few minutes, I stay in the darkness…
For but a few minutes, I stay in the darkness that I know will keep me safe until the morning

Right before…
Right before I sleep…
Right before I sleep I write…
Right before I sleep I write the thoughts holding me down
To lift my sorrows if even for a few seconds, moments, minutes