Nightmare

Consumes me
Overpowers me
Pushing in from every direction
Darker than night could ever be
Any shred of happiness long disintegrated
My deepest worst fear multiplied by a hundred
Running, yet arriving no where
Begging, yet receiving no mercy
Crying, yet not being heard
Screaming, yet no one saves me
And on, and on, and on,
Never ceasing
Killing me
To terrible to be true, and yet so realistic.

Awake
To sweet, sweet safety
Victory
Drenched in sweat
The realization that it was not as it seemed
Shuddering
Doing everything I can
To push it from my soul
Lock it out of my brain.

Lost
Close my eyes again, but
They are ruined
Scorched by the dreadful force
All innocence has been stolen.
A false sleep attempted
Praying that next time will not come
But the peace is short lived
For another
Relentless
Unbearable
Intolerable
Nightmare
Is waiting.
And the night drags on.