So tonight I made the mistake of watching a terrifying tv series in bed, in the dark, when no one else is home. My mind afterwards was wired, creating terrible things from noises my house always makes. Afraid of the dark? Never. Afraid of intruders? Maybe...
Lying in the cold light,
The dark curls its fingers around my soul.
Aching.
Impossibly so.
Back.
Forth.
Back.
Forth.
The gentle caress of the envious moon,
Seeped in blood.
Like a lost sheep,
Unable to call out.
The cracks of night fall far and hard,
Shattered through the shimmering blinds.
Searching.
Through the empty room.
For a sign of life.
Breath slips out.
Breaking the eternal silence.
Alerting to my presence.
My warmth in the cool air,
So obvious now.
Fear, plays at my toes,
Telling me secrets beyond the door.
I freeze.
Not even a blink,
A whisper,
Or a word.
Unthinkingly still.
Heart pounding so loud I stifle a scream,
Creeping it's way from inside my terror.
The menacing dark,
Envelops my eyes.
Wave upon wave.
Flood upon flood.
Crashing through my skull with a force stronger than I.
I close my eyes,
Lashes pressed so tight that the tears creep out.
My ears wish it gone...
The silence.
That deafening silence.
Block it out.
Close them.
Close them.
Wait for the sleep to soothe its sweet caress,
And chase the demons far, far away.
Sweet dreams my love,
And let the sleep,
Take you away,
Far away from here.
