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 ).(
Copyright © | Year Posted 2014

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Guillermo - Fraser Avatar
October 3, 2014 at 10:44 AM
scary!!!!
Fraser Avatar
October 3, 2014 at 11:05 AM
A sample of the dark poems I write Olive, James :)
Costello Avatar
September 5, 2014 at 7:02 PM
A great write- gripping from beginning to the end. Well done-:-)Christine
Fraser Avatar
September 7, 2014 at 1:16 PM
Thank you kindly Christine, James :)
Allison Avatar
September 5, 2014 at 6:58 PM
These dreams - Heart saw them at the NEC in Birmingham many years ago! I am giving this a 7 - you inspire me with your creativity James you make the write so so believable with the great imagery:-) hugs Jan xx
Fraser Avatar
September 7, 2014 at 1:12 PM
I've seen 'Heart' in Glasgow. Awesome Live they are, and they write some pretty darned tracks, James :)
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