Waking Dreams
Dark horns are what I see
So dark I can only imagine its features
But I know that gaping mouth
That heavy stride
This demon of the night
Owns everything in this space
Confident I won't run
It leans on top of me
Possessing me, suffocating me
I'm chained up in these sheets
Eyes open, mouth unbound
But still I cannot speak
Paralyzed from the bottom up
A waking nightmare
I am a prisoner waiting for an executioner
With claws and teeth bearing my name
I'll tell you all my secrets
Before we play the dying game
Hot breath invading, it comes closer
I can smell the wrongness within
And I just know this is the end
No heroes come crashing in
I'm left helpless where I should be safe
But the sun begins to rise and something changes
The demon leans back on its haunches
Fear prickling its eyes
Light chases it back like it's prey
My fingers twitch and I'm released
I sigh as I finally take a full breath
The shadow creature has reached the wall
Plastered against it like glue
I watch as it silently creeps back out
Shutting the door quietly
And politely dismisses itself from my dreams
