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Sweat Dreams


Dave Oakes


Waking up in the middle of the night
Sweat covered and chilled to the bone
With shaking hands and heartbeat loud
As if beating through a megaphone
Images of lives that used to be
But are no more because of me
How hard it is to sleep sometimes
When memories refuse to flee
You never completely escape the past
No matter how much time goes by
There is no way to right the wrongs
No matter how hard you try
You can only try as best you can
To not allow the past to repeat
To open your heart lovingly
And never from your truths retreat
The nightmares they may never end
And the screams may never fade
But you can live life in a better way
And hope in time the debts are repaid





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