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Night Comes

By Jemma Provance

The night comes

And the humans,

Scared by the stars,

Hide beneath blankets

And succumb

To unconsciousness

As one they go

To covered springs

Cocooned in cloth and cotton

While their bodies, paralyzed,

Lie prone and lifeless

While they dream.