Restless Shadows

Legs restless, heart pounding, mind on fire,

The crash is gone, but nothing feels higher.

I watch her shiver in the dark,

Her trembling body mirrors my own heart.

Sleep won’t come, night drags on long,

Every breath feels heavy, every thought wrong.

Shadows shatter, panic fills my chest,

A storm of fear rages, twisting unrest.

Winds of anxiety tear through my mind,

Lightning of dread flashes, cruel and unkind.

Thunder pounds in my veins, heart out of control,

I try my best, but cannot rest, cannot console.

We lie awake, trapped in endless night,

Fear closing in, stealing all light.

I reach for her, but comfort is thin,

The dark surrounds us, we cannot win.

Still through the storm, our spirits stay,
Refusing to break, we find a way.
The night may haunt, but it will fade,
And dawn will honor the strength we made.