Subconscious Spectre

Well … it will soon be Halloween …

Subconscious Spectre

Who is this secrete

In the shadows

Of my raison d'être

Preparing nightmares

In day’s waking hours

For nocturnal attack

Phantom fingers

Slowly squeezing imagery

Into moulded terrors

At thought of sleep

Dark trepidations

Trembles the soul

Fatally falling victim

To sopor darkness

I’m inevitability seized

Cobweb rusted neurons

Vacuum suspended

Begin to violently vibrate

And an inner demon

Hijacks persona

To consume my dreams

A direful side effect

Is an absent of memory

When the c**k crows

Rising from sodden sheets

I mirror glimpse

An unnerving reflection

For even more frightening

My shredded vesture

And blood upon these lips

Copyright @ Phillozofee 2018

Author's Note

Pumpkin pie and Valdo Oro Puro can give you nightmares ...

Reviews

[Gandré]

This was something else than what I normally read from you. Anxiety and a creative stream... they sing strongly to those with the ears to hear you.. I rather don't wake these demons of past experience and say hush hush... I liked the 9th triplet very much. Well done.

[Phill Oz O'fee]

Thank you dear friend … I appreciate your comments :-)

[Carola]

a very expressive poem & very well written phill, i like it.
but last stanza, OMG do you really have such awful nightmares ? i would be afraid to fall asleep !

[Chris Shaw]

Scary imagery in this Halloween poetry. You create the mood as well, fear and apprehension. Building tension and then that ending! Descriptive and imaginative work. A pleasure to read.

Chris

[Phill Oz O'fee]

My grateful thanks to you for your lovely comments - hope you have a nice day - :-)

[Chris Shaw]

You too Phill :)

[ms. barrie]

incredible choice of imagery that leaves the reader feeling
an excitingly, anxious dreadful realization of what’s inevitable.

//cobwebs rusted neurons...//.
my favorite lines ~ the fifth stanza. brilliant ink. i
look forward visiting more of your writings ~ thanks for
the read ~ x

[Phill Oz O'fee]

Many thanks for your wonderful review - :-)

[ms. barrie]

you're most welcomed :)

[Jimmy Yetts]

Scary image.
Here's hoping you merely bit your lip and weren't out slaking a blood lust.
Pleasure to be unsettled by such eloquence.
Excellent Halloween romp!

[Phill Oz O'fee]

Ah … I'll keep you guessing - thanks for your review :-)