Dreams

going to sleep is taking a chance;

there is always a risk,

for you know not what you will dream.

you may dream of pleasantries.

you may go on adventures, do things you could never do,

love lovers you have never had, go to your favorite places.

or

you may dream of demons.

nightmares may send you running

screaming

crying

bleeding

and leave you with this

helpless feeling.

you may wake shaking, sweating,

paralyzed

unable to get the visons out of your head,

the picture is still there when you close your eyes.

you must completely wake to escape it,

but even then the fear follows.

suddenly every little creak and tap and brush

is the sound of monsters coming for you.

you suffer for a while until you finally calm yourself

and

drift

back

to sleep.