Waiting

I awaken from my slumber
Sting of rain against bare skin
Shivering from the cold
My nightmares begin.

Bound and gagged I lie here
Hidden, left for dead
Memories of my torture
Fill my mind with dread.

My festered wounds are crawling
With insects deep within
They eat me while I live
And burrow under my skin.

My mind screams out in horror
Almost driving me insane
I try to lift my head
Yet my body’s wracked with pain.

There’s nothing I can do
But look upon the moon
Watching, waiting, hoping
Someone finds me soon.

I shed my final tears
And settle to my fate
I try to think of good times
While I lie here and wait.