She was asleep
Her body was in
Stasis
She was asleep
But she wasn't unaware
She knew
And she couldn't do anything
For or against it, though
She wanted to
She was going to be asleep
For as long as her body would be
In stasis
Her last act
While she was still awake
Was to reassure her sister
That things would be okay
Within, she was afraid
Afraid, confused, and heartbroken
That her biology betrayed her
Forcing her to sleep
While her body would be
In stasis
She wanted to wake up
To see her sister and the world again
But she couldn't
And she knew
She felt it
Starting to come on
It was a different kind of
"Sleepy"
She would sleep
Until her stasis ended
Whenever that would be
She couldn't control when
Or how long she'd sleep
Nor did she know how
From within
She was wailing
In fear, confusion, and heartache
That she couldn't wake up
Within, she told her sister
That she was sorry
She couldn't wake up
Wake up to see her
She could feel her there
So close, yet so very far
Separated by hibernatory stasis
She was asleep
While her body was
In stasis
Forced to sleep
Until stasis ended
Knowing she was
Unable to do anything
Shedding a few tears