(Un)lucis – Anonymous Entry

when one leaves and the other is sleeping still
we come in
she will believe it is just another dream
until she clenches her fist and starts praying to wake up
until the walls of the room peel off to reveal us
and as soon as she opens her eyes
we step on the light
sometimes we’ll let her crawl a while
as her screams come out as whispers
and tears flood the inside of her mouth
tasting the white lining of our lips
her resistance fades
as if it would make anything okay
and when boredom strikes and she’s released
her heart is racing
her hands are numb
she looks for a sign of us
sighs
and avoids ever sleeping alone