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August 24, 2011
By savetheplanet PLATINUM, Anaheim, California
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Silence.

I hear my breath
A huffing, gasping breath
Full of fear.

Vision fails
Eyes see nothing

Nothing.

Nothing but black.

Whispers find their way
To my ears
Whisper things
Terrible things.

A chill creeps over me
Freezing my soul.

Laughter echoes
Against the insides of my skull

Creatures of darkness
Stalk me
Cruel snarls etched
On their faces

Screaming.

I know I’m screaming
But I can’t hear it

Clawing at my throat
Scratching red lines
Painting the damp stone walls
With blood.

I shudder and writhe
Against the floor
Trembling in the corner

There’s no escape
From this endless
Timeless abyss

I shut my eyes
And pray to wake up

But I’m already awake.

© Jena S., Cameron, WI

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savetheplanet PLATINUM said...
on Feb. 21 2012 at 7:39 pm
savetheplanet PLATINUM, Anaheim, California
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Thank you :)  My poem Lucy. the only one I've gotten an editor's choice award for was actually the product of a dream that I had.
RedFeather GOLD said...
on Feb. 21 2012 at 3:30 pm
RedFeather GOLD, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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Yikes. This is disturbingly familiar to some of the nightmares I've had recently (except for the throat clawing, but there was blood.) Still, no matter how terrifying or odd dreams get, they are always an amazing source of inspiration for writing, but I can see that you already know that. ^_^
savetheplanet PLATINUM said...
on Aug. 28 2011 at 1:56 pm
savetheplanet PLATINUM, Anaheim, California
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Oh dear, I sounded very stupid.   Sorry, I knew that.  I was very confused... D:  Nightmares are very terrifying, especially when you think they're real while dreaming.
Thesilentraven PLATINUM said...
on Aug. 28 2011 at 12:05 pm
Thesilentraven PLATINUM, Mableton, Georgia
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&quot;il piu nell&#039; uno,&quot; (according to Emerson, an Italian expression for beauty)<br /> <br /> &quot;Unable are the loved to die, for love is immortality&quot; ~Emily Dickinson<br /> <br /> &quot;The deeper that sorrow carves into your being, the more joy you can contain&quot; <br /> ~Kahlil Gibran

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Oh dear, the Raven didn't mean to sound sarcastic. Only to imply that such a nightmare can be quite terrifying, and it's a blessing to wake from them.
savetheplanet PLATINUM said...
on Aug. 28 2011 at 10:21 am
savetheplanet PLATINUM, Anaheim, California
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LOL, yah you don't really want this kind of darkness.  ...Are you being sarcastic?  Because I was already awake in the poem... slightly confused.
Thesilentraven PLATINUM said...
on Aug. 27 2011 at 5:35 pm
Thesilentraven PLATINUM, Mableton, Georgia
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&quot;il piu nell&#039; uno,&quot; (according to Emerson, an Italian expression for beauty)<br /> <br /> &quot;Unable are the loved to die, for love is immortality&quot; ~Emily Dickinson<br /> <br /> &quot;The deeper that sorrow carves into your being, the more joy you can contain&quot; <br /> ~Kahlil Gibran

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Oh me oh my, this is the kind of darkness which doesn't want to be shared; it wants to spread like a plague across the land. Nevertheless, you shared it well, and you made it so alive, that I was frightened for several moments.

Thank goodness you woke up. :)