Drumming Night

Sleepy whispers linger in my head
Can't stop my fate
It's creeping into despair.
I wish that I did not feel what I feel
They are right on my heel.
Running as fast as I can
This cannot be happening again.
It matters not what I do
It has happened many times but it feels so new.
Suddenly, I'm waking up to a drum
It's going so fast it sounds like a hum.
I realize at that moment it is not a drum
But the beat of my heart
Awaking from the dream
That keeps haunting me.