Nightmares

A Poem by Angelica

Every night she falls into the darkness
of a deep slumber where torment arises.
Monsters invade her mind as it is left
open in the realms. Her dreams morph
into nightmares as her screams
bounce off the suffocating walls.
Every night she falls into the monsters’ hands.

When the bright sun rises she is already
awake shaking from the chill of sweat
drowning her clothes. Dark circles
cage her bloodshot eyes as hollow laughter
echoes from a tormented mind. Tears run by,
she rocks back and forth to shake off the nightmares.
Every night she falls into the monsters hands.