These Dreams

Dreams don’t occur very often When they materialize they are deep and terrifying I can't stop these delusions They just happen Trying to forget Hoping they will eventually fade away Or that's what I keep telling myself Running down the alley An unknown man in black is chasing me He wants me dead Bullets are flying past me Jumping into a building I start climbing the stairs Hearing his footsteps behind me Adrenaline pumps through my veins I keep running Not knowing where to go There is nowhere to hide Running across the roof tops The man is still behind me He lifts a sawed-off shotgun BOOM A shot is fired I fall down screaming in pain Hit mid thigh I struggle to move He continues to walk towards me Trying to crawl away One hand over the other Everything is blurry Slowly I move but the pain intensifies The enigma of a man grabs my shoulder Forcefully flipping me over I see the gun between my eyes He pulls the trigger Terrified I wake up sweating Screaming in terror These nightmares are so real When I wake up the images leave Out of my reach Out of my control But not out of mind I try to fall asleep again Hoping never to recover that nightmare Remaining in the lighter parts of my dreamscape Ensuring the darkness does not return My mind is too scared to go back It is too much to handle