Shadows blanket my senses;
encased by a cocoon of darkness.
I lay unable to move
as if paralyzed.
My screams are silent
their sounds are only
heard in my mind.
Time is at a stand still;
yet my feeble bones
have begun to ache.
My flesh is dry and chafing,
as it slowly falls apart from my body.
Again, I try to scream,
and again...there is only silence.
The foul stench of rot;
my body as it starts to decompose,
invades my sinus.
The stinging sensation
brings tears to my eyes.
I realize this is it,
I am going to die.
Slowly, my eyes open;
woken by morns early light.
Cautiously, I stir about
in my own pool of sweat.
Realizing that it was all
just a dream...
...or was it?
Author notes
I used the title Dreams by Dizzee Rascal as my prompt. The lyrics are not factored into my write in anyway because as a prompt they really did nothing for me.
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awsome i love it!
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Ooh, chilling; this ending is awesome. Such a vivid poem! My skin's still crawling. I could taste the second and third stanzas. They're definitely my favorites. Then again, I'm very macabre. Great write.
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Thanks ...this is a very strange write for me. Not the darkness but just the sort of abstract way I wrote it
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I like how you seem to sort of put the abstract into a way that makes sense in these lines. I love the second stanza, it reminds me of when I sleep, kind of. A very weird terror.
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Very nice dark write your have here, sounds more like a nightmare to me. Good luck with the contest.
Love you much
Elizabeth
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