Best Poems Written by Jessica Appis

Living Nightmare

I look around the unfamiliar place I am standing in.
All I can see is darkness.
Its cold out.
The cool frosted wind whips through my long hair and past my ears.
Im alone and confused.
As my eyes adjust, I can see that I am surrounded by nothing but tall thick trees.
The smell of pine floats in the air.
It's quiet.
Then suddenly the silence is broken.
I hear the crackle of twigs and leaves being crushed under heavy feet.
I spin around, almost losing my balance.
And then I see him.
At first he is just a dark figure.
Then I notice he is dressed in black.
We stand there for a moment.
His eyes are bright and glowing green.
As we stare at each other I get chills down my spine.
His eyes. His green glowing eyes burning into mine.
I look away and wipe away the wet tear that is trickling down my face.
After moments of standing there, he lunges towards me.
That's when I run. Run through the mazes of the trees.
Taking my eyes off the ground for a moment I fall.
He catches me.
His heavy body pins me to the cold damp earth.
I fight to break free, but he is too strong.
And as he raises his hand to the sky I see the sharp object glistening in the 
moonlight.
I panic. I start to scream.
But my screams are just brushed off and blown with the wind through the thick 
branches high above me.
And as my death is plunged towards me, I wake up.
Sitting up in my bed, I look around.
I realize it was just a dream.
A terrible nightmare.
As my breathing slows. I sit back and close my eyes.
But something startles me. I hear the creaking of the floor boards.
And in the corner of the room I see the bright green eyes staring at me, and I 
scream as my terrifying nightmare comes to life.

Copyright © Jessica Appis | Year Posted 2011