Nightmare

JJCooke

I wake from a dream, the same dream I always have; I find myself inside an empty space dominated by pitch black.

A scuttle behind me -no in front-
I can't tell in this darkness; my senses are fouled and my whit seemingly nil.

Something grabs, stabs, scrapes;
I feel my skin tear on the arm then the leg then the back, my sense of touch has not gone as the wounds hemorrhage.

I scream and I run not knowing what lies ahead, the noise follows to mock; from scuttle to screech to caw to- gone.

There's a light ahead, I can see it pulse as I press on; my bare bloodied feet making a steady slap and squish on the floor not there.

A whoosh above and heat driven wind forces me down; welcoming the warm kiss from below I don't resist it.

I fall continuously spiraling out of control into oblivion until I feel the ground approaching and I embrace the gory end.

I feel nothing on impact as I watch my casing burst to a bloody rain.
I wake from a dream, the same dream I always have.

  • Author: J.J. Cooke (Pseudonym) (Offline Offline)
  • Published: March 19th, 2017 00:31
  • Category: Gothic
  • Views: 23
  • User favorite of this poem: alisha.
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Comments3

  • Goldfinch60

    Good dark write.

    • JJCooke

      Thank you. These are fun to write.

      • Goldfinch60

        I write the occasional dark write as well.

      • alisha

        WOW...this poem gave me chills.

        • JJCooke

          That's good it's what I was going for 🙂 thank you! Check out my other work you'll like it I'm sure 🙂

        • Garry

          Very dark. Hope you don't really y have the dream all the time. Lay off the cheese.
          Am definitely going to check out your other poems

          • JJCooke

            Haha! Never had this dream, that I know of (my dark side may be hiding it). Just started writing a week or two ago so I don't have much published at the moment. But I will be updating daily 🙂



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