the night comes heavy
but my eyes are open
my gut feels doomed
my heart feels pain

crushed by a grip
that is not there
all again, all again
the moments haunt all again

choking in my dreams
drowning in the sea
fighting in my dreams
drowning in the sea
till the dawn shines on me

my shoulders ache
my mind almost breaks
with a weight –
that's always there

but when the light shines
all I know is fatigue
no lighter than the nights
that weigh down on me

The photo "Crowds" and the song "The Night Comes Heavy" were featured together in OpenDoor Poetry Magazine's July 2022 Issue on Mental Health.

Part of the "Hope" Collection by Brendan S Bigney (The Nuclear Cowboy), Marine Corps Veteran, photographer, and Multi-Award-Winning Author.

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