Untitled Poem #2

***I wrote this after having a nightmare.***

Shadowy beings

sidle down the wall

scritching

scratching

drawing near.

Slipping beneath the blankets

pillow over my head

trying to escape the nightmare

that you have left.

Whispers

insinuations

susurrations

hands clapped over my ears

go away

leave me alone

get away from here.

Trembling

fearing

tears fall free

memories watched through a gauzy film.

Silent screams

ricochet through my brain

unexpressed

like this pain.

Oct. 14/18

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