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

Soulless

Look into the maw

gleaming blackness

shrouding your fear.

See the ghost gliding

walking forward

silent feet.

Faces flash

one after the other

nightmares of your past.

Open your mouth to scream

to denounce the burden

when it jumps.

On your back

blinking

the ghost

nay a demon true

hunkers on your chest

and inhales.

Long deep breath

feel a shifting

a tear at your heart.

Lone crystal

trickles down curved cheek

as the soulless

devours your soul

alive for a brief moment

leaving you dead within.

Jay-lyn Doerksen

July 10/18