Nightmares Can’t Sleep

My nightmares can’t sleep,

darkened demons

with guttural sounds and

hangdog eyes.

Ripping my chest

in strips of flesh.

I hear the footfalls

of headless beasts

dragging rusty chains

down my winding hall.

I detect moans emanating

from my closet.

The onyx night’s teeth

sharpen and devour my soul,

trapping me in foul cold breath

of monsters treading.

I’m defiled

by ghosts marching

with spiked shoes,

leaving splotched trail

of crimson blood.

Screams torture my ears

as I crouch under covers

waiting for redemption

by savior of daylight.

No one sees you

but me

but I know you

were there

even though you left

without saying GOODBYE.