OF DEEP THOUGHTS AND VALIUM-INDUCED SLUMBER

I dream in black and white.
Envying those who sink in rose-hued oblivion,
With eyes wide shut.
I seem to chase some fathomless core,
In awe of those,
Who learned how to come to a standstill.
Where others dream exultant dreams,
My subliminal thoughts,
Remain nightmares subjugated by faceless phantoms.
Others close their eyes in peaceful slumber,
I feign repose,
With perturbed deliberation.
I journey to a forbidden nadir,
Warding monsters,
The way a tormented soul would.
I dream in black and white,
Forcing a magnitude of colors,
In my subconscious wakefulness.