Just as sleep bested my eyes -

Just as sleep bested my eyes -

   There came a looming presence -

Strange and full of mysteries -

   That alit upon my rest.

There wasn't a familiar word

   Sufficient for such trespass

So silence was the measure

   For my unexpected guest.

Time was also dissolved;

   Every thought - every breath

Was confounded by a love

   I scarcely struggled against

But the hour was growing late

   So He flew off to find a heart

More predisposed and awake

   And gave me over to the dark.