Nightmare

I had a nightmare last night.

Sheets and blankets are sprawled

in a twisting cocoon around me,

as my thoughts drift through dark realms

of chaos, shadow, and depression.

My fevered mind takes me across

the stormy seas of my shaking imagination.

 

Black creatures of unknowable power

await in the dark for their chance.

Shifting wraiths and skeletal figures

are all that are left of my once-good friends.

They surround me, lashing out occasionally,

all the while tightening their circle

of dark magick and unstoppable despair.

 

As I find myself lost in the dream once again,

I float through an infinity as deep as time.

 

Finally, a diamond beacon of light shines,

cutting through the maelstrom of shadow.

All of the power the dark held over me

is swept away by the golden, rising sun

and the dazzling rays of sunrise to the East.

Author's Note

As always, feel free to critique. Also, it's not supposed to rhyme. It's free form. I'm only adding this because it looks like it should. It doesn't. :)

Reviews

[Ebb and Flow]

Again I love it, and I don't think that it would or should ever rhyme. I love the first stanza and the imagery it holds. I can actually picture this.

[Deborah Leah Krempa]

Beautiful, Well written poem. Thank you for sharing. Debileah

[Ice Queen of the Vampir..]

Wow.....this is an amazing piece. The imagery is fantastic and very vivid. Awesome work!!!

Heather

[Thomas James Martin]

This really works, Justin. Great description, sounds like the real thing. Liked the uplifting at the end.
Tom

[CJ]

i love it! i always loved how your poems are filled with descriptive words of all kinds.....this was no different....keep it up!!