The Nightmare I Made

a dream i had i may not be like this in real life it was just a dream

 The Nightmare I Made

I opened my eyes

At a screeching wind

I was colder than the breezes

Colder than the night

The face I wore was blank and pale

 

I got off my bed

Went outside

As voices in the wind

Whispered and chuckled

I knew they were evil

But I started to love them

Their sense of humour

And sense of style

 

They hugged my skin

And froze my heart

And then the cannibal

I always feared

Started to seem friendly

He was only misunderstood

And now I understood

 

From a hole in the front yard

I soon emerged

A duffle bag on my shoulder

My mischief schemes and sins

My brother who loved me

Stood in the doorway

“Whatever you’re doing

I promise I won’t tell”

And yes I did

I pulled the trigger

And put a hole in his brain

 

My neighbours are those

Who share my joy

And I snuck into their houses

A man and his lover

Cuddling tightly

His fingers in her hair

Her arms on his shoulders

Oh how he promised

To keep her safe

Save her from all those

Who may want to do her harm

And yes I did

I pulled the pin from the grenade

And nestled it snug

Between their warmth

Closed the door and counted to ten

Then opened it again

To see the paintjob

 

A family’s house

And an only child

A young woman

Whose beauty made them smile

And yes I did

I took the knife

And severed her throat

And watched as she bled

But could not scream

To wake her mom and dad

 

A house a monument!

A man that loved himself

His fat made him snore

And yes I did

I siphoned the gas from his SUV

And poured it under his bed

And from a distance for the fun

Threw the match of flame

 

A single mom

Who got things going

A house two bedrooms

A lovely smelling kitchen

Children huddled

Two on both beds

Her kisses and love still on their foreheads

And yes I did

I shot all the kids

My shotgun this time

Waited in the kitchen

For her to scream when she saw them

Her feet then splashed

In a gasoline trap

And I walked away

With some ashes on my lap

As their house went up in fire

And from house to house

I went carnage to carnage

Until the first sirens blared

 

I returned home

Washed off the blood

And yes I did

I lay back in my bed

Closed my eyes and slept

The words in my head went

“100 a sweet rounded number

100 sinners, 100 problems

100 things for the sloppy police

Who couldn’t catch me to explain

 

I woke in the morning

And smiled at the sun rise

When my bliss was shattered

By bitter cries

Fathers for their wives

Children for their parents

Every mother for a son and a mother’s son

Screaming above the sirens

I looked at my hands

Without any blood

Yet they felt heavy

With 100 souls and love that I stole

I cried as the television

Repeated my words” 100…. Sloppy police…. Problems.”

 

The cannibal true

Who got his wish

Faded into my heart

Quite satisfied

To leave me in the guilt

 

I woke for real this time

And almost cried

My room looked just as it was

On the dreamers side

Convinced myself

It was not real

Then started to think

Think and feel

 

Dreams are wishes

Wishes and fears

Whose nightmare was that?

Mine or theirs?

 

 

Reviews

[kimmy]

I see we have do have some way out there nightmares. When you have these nightmares and wake in the night, is it hard for you to get back to sleep? When I am dreaming of being chased or almost murdered, I get so freaked out I turn every light on in my house and turn my T.V up loud so that I cannot hear things out side of my house.
This was one wild ride and I would be scared to death to close my eyes again, I am sorry that you are having nightmares like that.

[Deron Alexis]

thanks for the review and the concern the worst part is that I have not had any pleasant dreams for a long time when i close my eyes its either a nightmare or no dream at all

[kimmy]

I thought my nightmares were bad, but I do get a break from mine to where I have a few good dreams here and there or don't dream for long periods of time.
What do you do when you wake from these nightmares?

[Deron Alexis]

well I shake them off and get back to my life or I write it down

[Anna]

Amazing! I don't know if this is a real dream that you have had or not, but I have trippy dreams like that all the time. You did an incredible job portraying the emotional and imagery that goes along with a vivid gruesome dream. You could feel the emotion and where emotional should be, but isn't. It almost shows how easy it is to do something so horrifying. This is a great write, I love it

[Deron Alexis]

thanks that was sort of the point to show that i'm not like this but the dream I had shows my potential

[Anna]

The insanity that grows in all of us. It places thoughts into our heads that would be horrifying to the rest of the world. But you managed to do that very artistically

[Frieda P]

Such a unique, riveting read, it's as if your dream included every demon, devil and evil there is in this world. As it weighed heavily on your poor soul, you question yourself what more could you do for mankind? Chilling...you are brilliant, wherever the depths of this has taken you....it is awe inspiring.

[Deron Alexis]

thank you nice to hear from you as always

[Rob Santana]

Trippy dream there Deron. Maybe you shouldn't eat right before you go to bed,haha. Creepy write and well written.

[Deron Alexis]

lol It's when i go to sleep on an empty stomach by the way that I dream of killing ;)

[The Nameless]

Wow. This is a really unique poem.
I really enjoyed reading it - it's different than most people's; it tells a story.

It was a great idea to write a poem about your dream, I find dreams quite intriguing.

I can imagine how lost you must have felt when you woke up, not knowing the difference between dreams and reality anymore...

[Deron Alexis]

it takes a while to sort out whole minutes for the real vivid ones

[The Dreamer]

Gory and Gruesome! its like a horror movie....yet a riveting read...... do you often dream like this?

[Deron Alexis]

this was the worst i've had in months but yeah this is what i dream allot of. thanx for reading if I have a good dream i'll write one on that too