Stand Guard.
2021-10-21, 9:02 p.m.

Her hand reached out from the darkness and cupped my face as I lay across from her.

I don’t know if she was asleep or awake but I whispered “It’s ok I’m here don’t worry.”

After a few moments, she shifted to a different position and removed her hand.

I battled the sleep demons as she succumbed to their charms.

Loud groans punctuated her dream as if she was being harmed.

The fight inside her mind is her battle as I’m powerless to help.

The most I can do is guard over her body and hope she draws comfort from that.