Every muscle, cartilage, and bone
is shocked like an electric shock
Am I awake or is the nightmare continuing?
The despair, mother of all paranoia
He's the screenwriter of this psychological thriller!
He knows all your fears and sums them up
He synthesizes a first-person film
Gloomy images, dreams of yesteryear
How does he know all this? If I've never told anyone...
Everything makes me suspect it's me
Who's peeking out there? Can't you see I want to sleep?
Your presence makes as much noise as a silent scream
I can't escape this curse
My mouth sewn shut with thick thread tightly
Two claws on my neck leave me with only the tiniest bit of air
My heart, panicking and brakeless, hopes not to skid on the curve
Drenched in terror that seems to radiate throughout my body
A whirlwind of light becomes my soul, devoured in a vanishing point
The plan seems ready for execution
But it never appears
My eyes are going to pop out if I keep squinting
It's two minutes that seem like a lifetime
Please wake up, I feel so alone
I don't want to feel so alone anymore
What anguish and helplessness to be so fragile in the face of such a humiliating punishment
If you want to talk next time, at least let me know!
That way I won't have to hide for nothing...
Can't you see I want to sleep? My God!
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Author:
Damaso (
Online) - Published: March 30th, 2025 09:17
- Comment from author about the poem: Surprise visits from an unknown silence.
- Category: Short story
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Comments2
Metaphors that speak silence, now that's a deep thing to ponder. Somber and a bit dark this poem speaks with anguish. Nicely written
Thank you so much for reading, as always. I'm glad you enjoyed it. It's a very personal and comforting piece of writing for me. Thanks for stopping by. Best regards.
A quite haunting write with an underlying sense of anguish and pain of a reccuring nightmares, and is desperate for the demon's to be quite so they can sleep in peace, wonderful write
I'm glad you stopped by to read it. It was something I had to get out. I hope you enjoyed it. Thanks for the encouragement. Best regards.
You are very welcome
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