THE
SLEEPER’S LIMBO
Stephanie
Smith
to be in this world but not
clutching at a hypnogogue
drowning in sweat-drenched sheets
you are jealous of the sky
envious of the evening that
is rich with blood of the unclean
you make company with the dead
who float balletic through silken streets
you sing their songs and ring the bells
enveloped in shadows, you cannot tell
where life ends and death begins
you ignore the voices to awaken
the fear of falling through the earth
reaching for the dream that lies
just beyond your grasp
Stephanie Smith is a poet
and writer from Scranton, Pennsylvania. Her work has appeared in such
publications as THE HORROR ZINE, CARNAGE HOUSE, APHELION, RAVEN CAGE, THE
LITERARY HATCHET, and ILLUMEN.
