On the Other Side

I am cautious

I like to know what’s

going on, I’m risk

averse by nature,

it’s how I am and

have always been,

a pessimist, I cover

every angle if I can,

it’s the other side of

sleep when all things

go awry, all control

walks out the door,

I’m in a world I do not

recognize and feel

lucky to escape alive,

strangers, beasts and

unreal situations swirl

around my head, I’m

either unwilling hero

or villain, victor or

victim all the same,

I am the alien on the

other side of sleep

it is not a happy place

Published by grahamrsherwood