Sleep, If You Dare

nightmares or reality...?

Sleep, yes go to sleep

so you can visit that hell again

when the night arrests your breath

until it's nothing but a whimper 

it comes again to rape your soul

leaves merely a reeling shell  

madness in being buried alive

are they nightmare or memories

a blend of blood's spilling guts

twisting  entrails till they fail

bleeding the heart, sucking it flaccid

neurons flashing in neon putrid green,

deep repulsive murky shadows of inky ebony

pulsating to the beat of slicing knives momentum

they don't hide in the closet or under the bed

these are the true monsters in your head, as the un-dead

take a chance on some zzz's tonight

if you're really lucky, perhaps you will wake...

Author's Note

*artwork by Star

Reviews

[writing mojo]

wow what a description of being over run by dark in thought...great word choice and flow to this vivid piece

[Kristin Lee]

HAHAHA, now that's a bed time story. Very dark and twisted my friend :)

[Rebecca Buller]

You've crossed over to the dark side once again, Frieda, and thank you for taking us with you. By the way, the artwork you posted with this is beyond creepy and it fits perfectly with your piece. Very cool indeed, milady:)

[Dean Kuch®]

Hey Frieda, I like it when you wade over to the dark side for awhile. Just look at the cool stuff you come away with!

Now, I must sleep, just as you've so eloquently suggested in this eerie, ethereal piece.

Pleasant nightmares, heh heh...

[Vikrantsingh]

Pictures are scary :P
Well wonderful work Fredia :) Loved it quiet "Sleep, yes go to sleep" this lines is pretty scary :P
You are asking a person to sleep and then you are asking him Huh! Go and sleep let me see how will you :x

Smiles :)
Singh :)

[Emily B]

always, when i had these dreams, i had no voice to scream, no voice to ask for help

i am so glad that i found my voice

[jacob erin-cilberto]

and we thought the only nightmare was on "Elm Street"!

[Leandro Mendez]

wow this is creepy and good and too graphic for my imagination, nice :)

[icelandicblue]

Sleep is supposed to be a reprieve, an escape but very often it can be a place where all our monsters come out to play. The more traumatic our lives the more vividly horrifying our dreams can be. Well done.

[Baby Ricochet]

Bad dreams, I have some doozies. I felt this one for sure.