Unholy Night

Here is a link to my you tube channel where I read my poetry. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1khU1Mo5AKE&t=45s

Cleanse me from
the dust of
the night, and
the apocalyptic
visions of my
slumber.
Fish guts, porn, or
insomnia may have
conjured these rotting
skin nightmares,
these mosquitoes from
hell.
I struggled to wake up,
but couldn't, and finally,
while I was flying in
a gray land of desolation,
and killers,
of nighthawks and harpies.
I soared through a
hazy wasteland, and arrived
safely back home
in my serene, August Sabbath.

Author's Note

Here is a link to my recently published, limited edition book, Rise Up Collected Poems and Short Stories.
https://booksie.chainletter.io/i/thomaswcase888

Reviews

[John the Baptist]

Sweet dreams this isn't. The speaker describes a sleep experience filled with ghastly images. He doesn't cite the cause of this grim dreamscape, though fish guts, porn or insomnia are possible candidates(I haven't seen any porn bad enough to qualify.). And this was only the beginning. He had to negotiate nighthawks and harpies before awakening safely on a Sunday. Lay off the weird stuff, Thomas, and stick to trustworthy cheap wine.

[Thomas W Case]

It was a bad one. Thanks for reading, John.

[LVW]

as if life isn't enough torment then this happens. well done. and sweet dreams

[Thomas W Case]

Thank you. Much appreciated.

[Abhilash Hegde]

Quite a vivid description of night dream. The images come right off the paper and can put the reader in tornado of thoughts. Powerful writing. Thanks for sharing it, Thomas!

[Thomas W Case]

Thank you. Much appreciated.

[red93]

Dreams are indeed strange things - some claim that they are capable of interpretation - and sometimes super-real - particularly the ones with pretty women 😁 Excellent Work again Thomas, I enjoyed this - it has a Professional ring to it ✨️✨️✨️✨️✨️

[Thomas W Case]

Thank you. Much appreciated.

[Arundass TP]

Thank you for.leaving link of published book. Congrats. How can I get your book? This is a nicely written poem.

[Thomas W Case]

Thank you, you can get my book on Amazon.

[Marie]

Sounds like you experienced a nightmare instead of having peaceful rest and sleep with sweet dreams, Thomas. A dark write with excellent depiction, the nightmare is well expressed. Thank you for sharing...

[Thomas W Case]

Thank you, Marie. Much appreciated.

[Marie]

Most welcome always, Thomas...

[Soren]

Great lines and images here Thomas The first line hooked me. Nicely done

[Thomas W Case]

Thank you so much. I appreciate it.

[Soren]

Great lines and images here Thomas The first line hooked me. Nicely done

[Thomas W Case]

I appreciate the comment. Thanks.

[Mauricio Montoya]

Wow bro this is deep struggle with our belief internally with what our mind see leads us to darkness, we must see the light to set us free. Thank you for sharing.

[Thomas W Case]

Thank you, much appreciated.