have you ever stayed up at night, when the mercy of sleep seem to elude you. when all else have fallen into slumber and all that is left is you, trapped in this realm of unsleeping wilderness.. your doubts seem to creep up on you, your fears suddenly become magnified. you pray for sleep, you pray for death. but all that you are given is silence. deafening and choking. who knows what you have spoken to the darkness, in the bitter watches of the night. when all of your life seems to shrink and the walls closing in about you. a hushed tremor that will shake you to the core, bringing you to your knees. maybe then the mercy of sleep will claim you. maybe, just maybe.