Shh don't wake anyone

  Tiptoe down the hall.
Shh. Don't want to wake anyone.
So scared of dark.

   Sit in bed crying. So tired
yet fighting. Don't want to go back
to sleep because nightmare is
there to greet me as I close my eyes
once more.

  A deep breath. A tiny
whispered prayer. I close my
eyes.

            Silently, peacefully I sleep.

  Once more I am awakened. I notice no
longer does my memory, dream invade my
slumber. Just the rattle of the alarm as it
tries to unnerve me out of bed.

   Now I sit grateful that I no longer fear
nor worry of those scary items in my
mind. Starting day anew. Happy I am to
be free of those dreams.

  Jehovah, I thank you.