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

[Brett Pritchard]

Oooo, very spooky and menacing.
A bedtime frightener to chill the blood....
But also it seems not without deeper meaning.

I found it very enjoyable and readable.

BP

[redflutterby]

And here I am always telling you to try and get some sleep. Not a good idea when the horrors of our minds seize us at our most vulnerable time. But we need sleep so what can we do?? Sorry sweet friend.... Hope your able to find some comfort in a peaceful sleep soon. x

[ShelleyA]

A good dark write about dark dreams... very scary, definitely puts a fright in one who has a fear of dreams. Vivid imagery and descriptives. Powerful visuals. You paint a picture of nightmares that is chilling... who needs sleep? Well penned.

[Shweta Singh]

all the muck is in our neurons& grey cells.....crafting the finest imagery of horror & hell with all the tools we are exposed to...depends on our willpower to tone it down or let other shapes bloom...I'm charmed by the variety of your content!

[TL Boehm]

my dad used to say - after we had picked on him "Don't go to sleep" - now I know why -this is a gruesome bit of brain bile spat up by your toxic pen - I won't say I love it because that would mean I am gruesome too, but I do admire it. Oh Hell's Bells. Its a freakin' awesome poem! Makes me look over my chair and shiver. Nicely done.

[SyberRose]

Scary indeed Frieda...wow...nicely penned though...sweet dreams tonight...Rose

[Zahra]

Creepy and strong, cleverly crafted, thanks for sharing.

[Leslie Philibert]

very dramatic tough poem, full of dark imagery.

[Rita L. Sev]

Um... think I'll brew a pot of coffee tonight... who needs sleep, really? A vividly frightening write, Frieda...

[Jack...]

So many times the nights are a respite of the long day, but often they become the prison of those who choose to sleep. Demons do live...when we sleep.

Frieda, this was very scary to say the least...