Nightmare Beings

Nightmare beings

fall from the sky

wings held back

as they dive

looking for the score.

For each terror

for each torment

the devils do march

ferocious snarls

teeth bared

the protectors of children spent.

Tossed up

caught within a web

tangled within sins

unrepented.

Black widow venom

shoots through the veins

paralyzing

immobilizing

filling one with dread.

Wrapped within silken strands

I watch as you struggle

your freedom an illusion.

I shall eat your heart

the way you stole my dreams

remorseless

with blood dripping from my mouth.

Jay-lyn Doerksen

June 17/18