lulling comfort of uninterrupted sleep subsides replaced with an involuntary state of sedation the emergence of an all too familiar presence paralyzed by the force of a lingering sensation choking internalized fear timeless inaudible cries for help unknown visitor condemning you to an everlasting silence physical horror encroached the night a lone passenger aboard an eternal voyage bound for relief from this crippling fear of uncontrollable stillness remaining prisoner to this petrified state concrete walls of stirring madness hallucinations of strange alien formations faceless entities strike infinite fear in the core foundation of sleep tonight.