Silkworms

there  was  a  crash  and  a  thud,  or 
a  thud  and  then  a  crash,  and  then 
a  door  opened  and  a  door  closed, 
possibly  the  same  door.  it  was 
almost  4  in  the  morning  and  i 
was  now  fully  awake,  and  i 
realized,  i  owned  absolutely 
nothing  except  the  mattress  i 
was  laying  on.  even  sleep,  the  act 
of  it  and  all  that  it  encompassed: 
dreams  and  nightmares,  cold  sweats, 
and  hot  sweats.  all  borrowed,  and 
all  could  be  taken  away  at  any 
time.  even  the  great  silver  moon 
outside  my  window,  swung  at  the 
mercy  of  the  all  powerful,  
looming  silkworm  gods  of  night!
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