Nightmares

Nightmares A sweet dream gone wrong He whispers, his lips an icy blue Tears fall swift as you look upon The boy you thought you knew He’s changed you see Clear as night during the day Who else could he be Except the soul that went away As pale as snow he is No sparkle to be seen A walk too sad to be his Tear filled eyes no longer green A world filled with grey and dusk Never to be morn Not a boy but an empty husk A nightmare was born A hiss a scream the creature wakes An earth shattering shriek The canyon quakes A moment so bleak Then there he is again The boy you knew way back when