Nightmares

As a child
lying in the dark
woken by a nightmare
so afraid

Yet morning comes,
with light and hope;
Your fears are gone,
enlightened by the day

But now you stand:
fully awake.
Eyes wide open;
fully aware
the nightmare has just begun

You can't wake up.
There is no morning light;
Only darkness, hidden monsters,
every fear,
too many tears.

You forget for a minute.
A single moment.
Then it rushes back
with guilt;
how could you forget?


They cannot see me this way:
weakness.
To put on a mask
of hope and cheer.
It breaks my heart;
Life will go on
somewhere

I know the truth;
It was told to me in a dream
of childhood.
Dreams I try to remember
now;
Somewhere there
forgotten in my past

I am lost
in eternal night
but even through this nightmare
I am guided
by One
The One
And the Promise was made
Of Hope I cannot see
That though I cry alone in the night
Morning will come

I wait for morning