Nightmare

Nightmare

She walks alone on her usual way home

Her mind is absorbed in her daily thoughts

She is unaware of the malicious eyes that are following her

She is the target but she does not know it yet

He wolf, silently walks alongside her shadow

Deeper into the darkness he gets ready to hunt her 

She gasps in shock as the grasp of his hands drag her into his den

His fearful threats hold her still; if she tries to escape, he will kill

He batters her against the rocks; she screams in pain but he carries on

His rotten roots are watered with her blood

He feels stronger and more excited the further he goes

With one hand he grabs her throat; he lifts her off the ground

It is all about control

He bends her on her knees, she must beg for mercy and ask for forgiveness, she must not cry nor sulk

If she does, she will be punished more

Somehow each day he grows bigger than the day before

His torture becomes more violent as the days go on

She is perishing in his arms; she cannot even remember when it all began

A faint voice calls her name

Her eyes hesitantly opens

She is not in a dark den; he is not there with her

‘It was only a nightmare’, she says in relief

The kind woman smiles ‘it is all in the past, do not be afraid, you are safe with me’.

Reviews

[The Hampstead Poet]

Wow! This really captures the heat of the nightmare, the moment of terror, when one is fighting for their life and knowing they will lose. This was a chilling but eloquent read.

[Ambra Celeste]

Thanks for your review, much appreciated. :)