The Nightmare

 

Like a million hands, they climbed up my body,

Accompanied by voices that came in loud whispers.

I recoiled but they kept coming at me

Till I backed the wall, no room for escape.

My head hurt, my skin crawled.

The darkness surrounding me was swallowing me whole.

I could hear the banging of my heart in my ribcage,

The sound of it filled my senses,

And it seemed they heard it also

'Cause their whispers grew to excited murmurs.

"Save me!" I cried inwardly in despair.

And like an answer to my prayer, a door swung open;

I was sent back into reality,

And they all disappeared like they were never there.

But the erratic beating of my heart,

Which was just slowing down, said otherwise.

©Daisy.