Sleep

As she lay there in the dark,

Fast and still

She waited for it to come crashing

Down on her.

The heaviness of the long day dug deep into her skin

And she thought of the word 'Hope'

The dark twists that word brought to her life.

The countless hours she spent fixing her fragile broken self,

Of the kiss that still sent chills down her spine.
Her thoughts raced to the pain she felt near her heart,
She could swear she felt blood seeping
Through the thick layers of clothes.
But she knew she had to let it pass.
The inevitable would shut her eyes,
As she prayed for it come quick,

The scene played out in her head.
How pretty it could have been,
If it hadn't had to go so ugly.

And then it happened. 
She felt a sudden tingling, yet relaxed sensation,
taking over her body
Her head started feeling light, as her heart beat slowly reduced,
Nonchalantly drifting into an oblivion of dreams,
Till she couldn't feel the pain anymore,
For it ceased to exist.
Just like her own self.