Bad Dreams Sonnet

I lay my head down to try and sleep,

I pray my dreams will be kind,

To find some heaven in my mind,

But if heavens there it's buried deep,

When the world fades I leap,

It seems only darkness I can find,

It's somehow always there unconfined,

Then strange visions start to creep

The nightmares always come,

Just like clockwork they emerge,

But it seems I am no longer afraid,

In dreams I face the demons I run from,

As my fear and courage merge,

I have hope that soon they all will fade,

-Gabrie'L' Clark