A Sleepy Death

there is no moment
more uncertain
than that brief minute
when you first wake

your eyes open
the world that was
is not anymore
you're twitching
wandering somewhere between
the real and the unreal

you shape shift
from your supine existence
to something a little more upright
you remove the covers
stand up
and stumble into the bathroom

from now until the next
time you fall asleep
nothing will make sense
or go as you planned
you will be surprised, content
disappointed or devastated

this cycle will repeat
until at last,
you wont wake up
it's this moment
that is the most certain
moment you will ever experience
or not