Nightmares
Bad dreams fill my head, worst I’ve ever had
full of hate, rage fuelled days of past, times when life was bad
try to wake, the monsters won’t allow
their claws grip, blood drips, they contain me, stuck now.
This vision of horror, filled with people I don’t want around
judgemental, criticising they try to grind me down,
they despise me, they lie to me, laugh in my face, try to provoke fear
I crumble, ground up, wound up, I stumble, hope the end is near.
The night terror takes hold, like a roller coaster out of control
have to ride it, let go, fly through it, take the jabs, try not to fall.
as the memories flicker, I shiver. a sense of terror envelops.
I sweat, toss and turn as the dream develops.
The ground holds me firmly in place, nowhere to escape.
this is something I must face, no hiding in this dream scape.
have to witness every scare,
feel every attack as my heart starts to tear. Here, deep in its lair.
The beast now loose and free, stalks around me,
like a cat tormenting a mouse, he circles. I struggle to see
as he rushes in for a final assault, a scream starts to break free.
I see his face, his eyes, as clear as day, the beast is me.
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