Mind Awake

This happens to me a few times a month. Scary stuff.

I open my eyes and look at the clock

To my surprise my I can hear the tick tock

I go to roll over

But my body is in dismay

I can't move anything

No body part at all

Fear takes over

I start to fear

I close my eyes hoping I'm asleep

I open them again

Oh no its as real as it can be

My eyes are adjusting to the darkness of my room

I now wish they hadn't

Because I am alone no more

It stands in the corner

By my closed bedroom door

Still, to this day I cant tell you much more

I looks at me with hate

It wants to tear me limb to limb

Not sure what I did to deserve this kind of fate

I can tell how it feels

By the look in its eyes

Its pure evil 

Its pure hate

A demon maybe

My body still frozen

When it makes its way closer to me

Slowly it creeps

Knowing it's getting a rise out of me

My mind is in panic

Not sure what I can do

I look at the clock and see an hour has passed

I keep my eyes averted from the beast

I am so scared my heart pounds in my chest

I close my eyes and hope for the best

Not a second later my bed shakes hard

I yell out and sit upright

My eighty pound dog lay on my legs

She distracted my body

And saved me from the dark

I looked at the clock and time was the same

I was really awake

That really scared me

Reviews

[gingersnaps0301]

Very good description of what sleep paralysis is like... As one who has experienced this, this is one of the most accurate accounts I've read

[Diane]

Thanks for the review!

[Jimmy Yetts]

Were I to find myself challenged by a similar horror, I would immediately begin to pray and rebuke the apparition (or whatever it is) in the Name of the Lord Jesus Christ.
Frightening account, Diane.

[Diane]

Thanks for the review and I do this as well a when my brain chills or.

[Taino]

Diane, incredible description of a so familiar experience for me. You've put into words a feeling I've never been able to adequately express. Please keep writing and creating.

[Diane]

Thank you very much for the review. I kinda put it in to words. Fear is hard to explain at times.

[Taino]

So true, thank you again for sharing your poem with all of us.

[emmajoy]

Isn't there a time when we sleep when awake, when the Mind for a short while refuses itself access to what it knows, stores? And then, all sense, all logic flies away, we manoevre, juggle, sleep-wake, wake-sleep, enjoying perhaps an unexpected ability to be somewhere never before experienced, maybe never to experience again. Perhaps that between time a flicker of a lash..

[Diane]

very true. Not so great when it last so long. mind gets the best of us. thank you for the review.

[emmajoy]

Think I'm experiencing it right now.. went to bed, went to sleep.. woke up, did this and that, that and this.. feet cold, just couldnt sleep.. now having a half milk mug of chocolate at 03.14..
Not sure if its same as your poet problem, but promise, is#t a pain in mind! :)

[Diane]

well when this happens your mind is awake but you cant move any part of your body but your eyes.

[emmajoy]

Must be something extraordinarily worrying.. hope you've had some help with it...

[R.E. Ray]

Diane, I've experienced the same thing. Though your poem could suggest something different to other readers, I too have experienced sleep paralysis. It's terrifying. You've described it so vividly here. Excellent way to convey the experience. Nice work.

[Diane]

Thank you for the review. People that have experienced this will know what I am talking about as you said. Kind of makes me think what else people could pull out of this poem. Eek can't wait to see what others think.

[KCthelastboyscout]

It sounds as if your mind is dealing with the inevitable.we look at the clock to try and slow down time.I think the creature represents time or death coming to get you before you're ready to leave.you may keep dealing with this throughout your life,but know this,you're not the only one.nice to read

[Diane]

Hey, thanks for the review! My doctor said this is called Sleep Paralysis. I started doing this after having my last child. Everything is real, all but the scary thing in the corner. At times it last under 20 minutes but a few times it had lasted up to an hour. Scary stuff.