Paralyzed by fear
like a rat in a wheel
running to nowhere
fast
blind
content
hopeless
lost
until you wake
from the dream
within the dream
and realize
you're in control
you always have been
groggy
swirling
head of confusion
your eyes squinting
searching
through the blackness
until you find the light
and placing foot after foot
you move forward
never looking
back to the nightmare
only forward
to the dreams
that lay before you
-Sleep Paralysis