Right Place Wrong Time

On this particular night
it was very hot,dark
not even the moon or stars
were available to provide light.

There was absolutely no trace of a breeze
 to brush against the trees.
This made the air very thin,
and very tuff to breathe.

So then only sounds you would hear,
were your thoughts racing wildly 
through your head and the air 
that weighs heavy in your lungs.

As you try running faster and faster,
without tripping or even looking back,
sweat is now pouring down your face 
like molten lava with fear of whats behind you.

But as you get closer,
your sweat is now blinding you 
with such uncontrollable burning,
that you try to scream,
 but your screams have no sound.

Then from out of no where 
you hear the sounds of people laughing,
but the laughing is quickly muffled 
by your exhausted lungs.

Your then turn your head 
cautiously behind you
without looking too fast 
avoiding being notice.
But it's too late 
they're already see you.

You try to speak but your words
are quickly frozen in mid sentence
So you try to move
but to no avail because,
you're stuck in fear like quick sand.

Then without warning,
there was a very distant beeping sound.
And before you knew it, 
your eyes open very slowly 
that's when you realize 
your alarm was going off.

And the laughing you heard,
was the people on the TV that you left on all night.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2014

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Biles Avatar
November 7, 2014 at 12:24 AM
XD I love this!
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November 7, 2014 at 12:32 AM
Thanks trinity..I'm glad you enjoyed it. It means a lot..
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November 2, 2014 at 6:15 AM
- Warm welcome to PoetrySoup,Mark - I choose your very well written poem - Great ! - Nice to meet you! - Hope you will be satisfied with our "soup family" - we are many .. but has plenty of room for you too- Be kind and keep PoetrySoup as a haven -(Comment on the poetry of others and they will comment on yours.) Thank you for posted your words and thoughts here, I want to come back to read more another day. - oxox // Anne-Lise :)
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November 6, 2014 at 9:29 PM
Thanks Anne-Lise..
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