Flicker

Creeping so softly
Into my head
Releasing feelings of
Forthcoming dread
The candlelight flicker
Brings shadows to life
Dancing and playing
Their way into the night
Casting darkness on my features
Changing my face
The reflection in the mirror
Seems out of place
My eyes-they turn blue
My eyebrows-they arch
My nose becomes pointed
My face turns white as starch
This reflection so sinister
Is not my own
I stare at it horrified
And let out a slight groan
A hand reaches out
I scream and I scream
It grabs my arm
This can't be real-it's a dream
The grip remains firm
Then the lights come on
The face, the hand, the arm-
It's all gone

Bleed

This is me
Here I am
Bleeding on the floor
I'm stuck, I can't move
Myself toward the door
I try to push and I try to pull
I try to try and I try to drag
But there's a pounding in the back of my skull
It's dull at first
But my head feels like it's gonna burst
And I feel a hungry needy thirst
For what I don't know
But it lies just beyond that door
My thoughts are lost in a flurry of snow
Blindly I stumble across the room
Trying desperately to escape the gloom
And this place that feels like a tomb
The door falls away
And sunshine appears
The start of a brand new day
I find the thing to quench my thirst
I find myself immersed
In what I needed all along
For now I'm happy and strong
But I may slip back
And with a final smack
I might begin to bleed again

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