The sleepless fly (?)

[Natangwe]

escaping sleep,
like a fly escapes the grasp of a giant

seemingly free,
to no avail in the abundance of quiet dreams

that make one feel awake and lively,
yet broken and frightened

of what's to come.

the next day: hit by humbling sobriety

of the mind
that at night seemed to conquer so violently

all the lands too far, forgotten 
by the flying society

while the giant's held out hand just tried to ward off anxiety.