In nightmares I go there,
thick black night
pressing on my tender body.
Dark howling beasties
nip at my heels
faster and more swift
than my running legs
through swamps of grabbing hands
just below the dark surface.
In the web
I am caught and wait
for glowing red eyes.
Waking in my bed,
I wait for nightmare breath,
grabbing hands and angry eyes
still pressing on my tender body
in thick black night.
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Wild Write by Piper Selden
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