Daytime Nightmares

Haunted, I go into panic as I wake from sleep Images in my mind that puncture me deep Desperately I close my eyes and try to forget The nightmares all around me that are such a threat My terrors come alive and haunt me in the day Just two steps behind me, can't keep them at bay I'll try with all my might to forget they exist As I fight against their hold, trying to resist The feeling of paranoia grips at my soul Shrieking cries I hear clearly from the ghoul One day, perhaps, I can finally put to rest These daytime nightmares, with me are obsessed