Night Horrors

Strange, how in dreams

you can never run fast

try as you might

you'll always come last

always get caught

never get away

sitting-duck in the water

a lamb to the slaughter

 

Funny, why it seems

that nightmares are real

you wake up at last

still the fear you can feel

but then it's all over

consumed by relief

you can rescue your hopes

from the slippery slopes.

 

Ironic in life

how the drama's insipid

no matter how hard

to start it you kick it

you dilute its potency

mistake its importance

maintain status quo

however fast you may go.

 

Do you think in the night

you may be reminded

that though life is short

you'll always resign it?

your mind's telling stories

with morals and warnings

that you have imagined

    but can you conceive

a self-taught lesson

    that you would believe?

Reviews

[nyi]

i like the way how you describe it with just simple words...

[J.M. Barrett]

Favorited.
I love the way you use words.
I love how it flows.
And I love how your writing makes me think.

I wish I could give constructive criticism.
With your talent, there is no need to do so.

[Sera]

My favoured pice of your writting i reviewed it a couple times before and it's in my favoureds list :)

[ashley]

This is incredible! I'm floored. Why didn't you send me a request for this??? My favorite of yours, hands down. As someone below me put it, this is very thought-provoking. Definitely something I'll be thinking about as I fall asleep tonight. Great poem! :D

[MissWordSmith]

the first stanza says it all.
i once had this dream where i knew there was something terrible standing right in front of me, and i wanted to see it for what it was, but my head just couldn't move upwards. it was..ugh. really. i get the shivers thinking about it.
i think you captured the element of night ''horrors'' perfectly.
like Truly Ross said, the images created in my mind were very vivid.
keep it up!

[Truly Ross-Wisehart]

This brought very vivid images to mind as I read along the extremely well put together stanzas. I liked that the last two lines in each stanza rhymed, putting a fine point on the whole. The subconscious mind is an amazing thing and, perhaps, should be paid more mind.

"but can you conceive a self-taught lesson that you would believe?"

For most, the answer would be no. Unfortunate.

[zombiikillah666]

i relate. literally. oh, and i love it. of course. (:

[A.Lee]

I love this! How thought provoking! Especially for one who is so plagued by her dreams, both good and bad. Lovely work. I really enjoyed the last stanza. Nice work. :)

[R E Tree]

I love how you have created such a beautiful flow. I keep wanting to read it over and over. Even from the title I am drawn to it