The Warning
The Warning!
I dream about dark shadowy figures
They are pulling and clawing at me
Trying to pull me down into a void
I wake in a cold sweat shaking
My heart pounding in my chest
My face wet from tears
Tears I don’t remember crying
I find it hard to breathe
I struggle to fill my lungs
I force my eyes open
Why can’t I see
I panic
In my panic I try to think
What, where, why, floods my mind
Questions I can’t answer
Finally I am awake
I think to myself what
What is the dream telling me
Where is this void
Why are dark shadows pulling at me
I am scared, scared to go back to sleep
Scared not to
Daylight finally comes
I fill my day with chores and errands
The dream forgotten
How did it get so late, I don’t like the dark
I don’t stay out past dark
I have to get home
I hurry past an ally
I don’t like allies
It’s hard to see but I see
something moving
shadows are moving in the ally
Why do they look familiar
The dream my dream
Comes flooding back
The shadows surround me
I can feel them pulling and clawing
I scream and scream and scream
But I know
No one hears me
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