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Sleep Paralysis
April 14, 2019
The night is your cage,
trapped like a little bird,
wishing to roam free
and leave containment.
Your thoughts are your only escape,
a boundless world of possibilities,
saving you from the darkness,
in search of a liberation.
You build a world of your own,
the lego house of your mind.
unique creatures and characters,
becoming your family.
This world soon fades,
a little bird still stuck in its cage,
contained by the nighttime horrors,
where you land.
© Elyssa B., Linwood, NJ
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This piece was inspired by a close friend who struggled with sleep paralysis.