NIGHTMARE
Out of
the night I am chased by a dream
Leaping through my nervous visions.
Lifting my head I swallow a scream
Still trapped amid my indecisions.
I wake up hard with
nothing said
And grasp at thoughts from all around.
Pulling the sheets back to the bed
My breath remains the only sound.
Eyes shift back and forth
in kind
Searching out the guarantee.
But solace is not here to find
And I have never been less free.
I wait for time to clear
the room
Of thoughts that keep me from repose.
I look but for the gentle warmth
That bids me rest from sleeping foes.