Of muted grays and opaque lies
Never letting the light pass through
Never the rising sun, only the setting moon
The stars have burned out
Comets take another route
And all that’s left is this veil
As thin as air
As severe as hail
Nightmares. Nightmares.
Horrors. Horrors.
Retched beasts that claw through your subconscious.
Leaving you gasping as the sun slowly rises.
Monsters. Monsters.
Shudders. Shudders.
Cold sweat that lingers.
As the fire burns your soul.
Demons. Demons.
Scorching. Scorching.
Your flesh is singed.
Your scars are stinging.
Nightmares. Nightmares.
Horrors. Horrors.
As people pass you by.
Midnight
The moon; ever so luminous
The stars dot the sky
Like sequins on black silk
The clouds; misting the air
Fogging the senses
Your will; like a cage against you
Either too scared to die
Or too dead to live
Birds; no song escapes their throat
Crickets; their chirp breaking the silence
The sun breaking over the clouds
And suddenly, the world comes to life
Safe and secure, tucked into my bed
The curtains drawn shut; the air still
No one can reach me; no one can hear
All they see is the light passing through
The rabbit hops by; I let it pass
The caterpillar now flies; I stay where I’m at
I keep my mind closed to dreams
And in doing so, I save my head
I look through the pane of glass
That in this world is called a window
Look at the mistakes my former self made
As the red rose vines curl around my heart
And I slowly find myself looking into the world unseen
By the people who don’t believe in dreams
I try not to; but I already have my sight
And I can’t stop seeing, what is always there
Safe and secure, tucked into my bed
The curtains drawn shut; the air still
No one can reach me; no one can hear
All they see is my glass domain
Blood-Stained Hands
Once remembered, twice forgotten
Who has died, and who has fallen?
You can cry all you want to
But the darkness still surrounds you
Once trusted, twice betrayed
Blood smeared, where they lay
You can show now, where you stand
But that doesn’t hide your blood-stained hands
