Nightmare

"You are welcomed to your room at night, everything is in the same familiar place. It's been long day. Climbing in to your comfy bed. Switching off the light. Nothing bad can happen" Quote by Poet Anything can incite the beginning Because the nightmare lurks and skulks and sneers Clock ticks and tocks Don't think about staying awake Everything you do brings it one breath closer Forget the day, this is the night Grabbed by the dark at every blink of your eyelids Have you woken or are you sleeping? Inescapable dreamland Jolt awake Kafkaesque visions flickering into view Leap out of bed, quickly clamber back in Midnight lollops past, unsoothingly Nictitating membrane, can't see shhh! Opaque, shadowy, engulfing shapes dissipate Piecing fragments together Question your surroundings, your sanity Resolve to avoid the thoughts, it's ok Safely drifting off, sliding, succumb to sleep Taken,snatched in! Undulations of rest. and startles. Vanishing strength, leaden weight, sleep Wake up! Xerographical visions print black on black You don't know if your eyes are open or closed Zzzzzap! GOT YOU. Grabbed and held in the NIGHTMARE................... ................................. ........................... ............................. ....................... .............. ...... .... .. . Writing Challenge - 'N' Words - Poetry Contest 22nd March 2023 Sponsored by: Constance La France 1st place