These Dreams

She wakes every night
Around the same time
Shivering and sweating
As 3am chimes

This nightmare she carries
Fills her with fear
As every night draws
Her death she feels near

At eighteen years old
With her whole life ahead
What attracts these dreams
As she sleeps in her bed

The nightmares increase
As the weeks pass by
To a party she's invited
As she gives life a try

Her previous nightmares
Seem a distant past
As she dances the night away
Praying that this is the last

She indicates it's late
To home she must head
In the back of her mind
Is the dreams that she dreads

She takes a shortcut
Only to hear footsteps behind
Before she knows it
There are two by her side

Taunting in ridicule
Down a dark alley they lure
Screaming and scratching
This daughter so pure

To a darkened room
With this evil of two
To her naked flesh
As they do as they do

Her eyes start to close
And the last thing she sees
Through a small basement window
A clock face strikes three




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Copyright © | Year Posted 2010



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Date: 12/1/2010 2:02:00 PM
Hello James, Something we as women always have here on our minds. So sad................ As Always, Shar
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Date: 5/22/2010 10:13:00 AM
Shivers in reading this! Such a scary thought that this can happen to such a young lady...you really captured the horror with this piece, James :)
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Date: 5/21/2010 5:16:00 PM
Scary. a very frightening thing for any female. one should never walk in the night alone, when it is so dark. i love how you say the clock strikes three. clever, i hear since its half of the devils number, its the hour for him to act. -Aways&Forever Lynette
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Date: 5/19/2010 10:59:00 AM
Eeek ! Poor soul ! Great write Sir...The visuals are intense ! james
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Date: 5/19/2010 4:54:00 AM
It meant so much to me to read your poetry today James. I hope each day takes you to greater heights in your writing endeavors. Love, Carol
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Date: 5/18/2010 12:59:00 PM
Wow. What a horrifying story. Still, you captured the fear really well. Enjoyed.
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Date: 5/18/2010 12:58:00 PM
James - this is a wonderfully dark piece - loved it. Love Janette
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