You shouldn't be afraid of sleeping. Or should you?
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Every day she visits
you for a while
sometimes for
moments
minutes
hours
you never know
exactly when she visits
only that she has come
when your eyes open
she is the gap
in consciousness, ever lurking
in the shadow of drowsiness
but it is not her
you should fear
it is her cousin.
Sometimes I try to stay awake as long as possible, out of the fear of dying in my sleep. And yet I fall asleep anyway, lol.
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