Literature
Nightmare Theatre
At night, don't wish "sweet dreams" for me,
I'd rather there be none.
My eyes have closed, the dark takes hold,
The nightmares have begun.
"Real" doesn't mean anything here
Facts are useless things
No memories of daytime life prevail
Help falls with lifeless wings.
I'm running from the darkest shapes
Drowning in the deepest sea
I scream, but no voice issues forth
Quiet pleas to set me free.
I wake up all alone in bed
Still fighting off the dreams
Feeling as though I've run all night
With silent echoes of my screams.
No rest will come to me this night
Just as it never does
Each day I grow more fatigued
Over an event that nev