A nightmarish poem.

I sleep
and you come for me
oh dusky steed!
Take me to that dark place
of my subconscious
were I dread
the monsters of my mind,
no screaming hell could be
so horrible as that which lurks there.
I hear their screams;
black demons
no priest can exorcise them.
They are mine
I cherish them
I hate them.
Hands around my ankles
hopes are torn,
you drag me on, Midnight Stallion
take me off
take me away,
when daylight reaches
us.

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  • Lucy Lockett on May 5, 2007

    I liked the intensity in this poem.It had feeling, more than words!

  • Jessica Fike on May 22, 2007

    WOOO Very intense!!

  • Meri Jeffrey on May 24, 2007

    great writing – demons, don’t claim them, let them flee!

  • R.B. Parsley on Nov 4, 2007

    Alright!!! You definitely got my attention!!! There’s nothing like a good poetic horror story! One of my favorite types of writing. Really good!!!!!

  • Jordan Jones on Dec 5, 2008

    It’s good and nighmarish. You write exceptionally well.

  • Morgana on Feb 5, 2009

    Ohhh myyy…I feel strangely pulled by the words.

  • Kate Smedley on Mar 1, 2009

    Intense poem, love the imagery in it too.

  • Brittany on Mar 16, 2009

    this poem is sooooo good i love it. very expressive

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