The new and improved version - a voice haunts the subject nightly. |
**Author's note: I made some much needed changes to this after reading the many helpful reviews that I received. Thank you to those who took the time to read it, and I hope you enjoy the newer version!** I awaken sometime in the night - Fear permeates frigidly down my spine, Drowning the senses - Tingling, I search... Forgive - sister, brother, Mother, father, Family held dear and loved - Let this evil not touch your hearts... My soul calls out - Ready to rupture nine thousand times over, Hatred and angst boil within - Wickedness beckons me... "Want only what life I may offer - Take heed, the torch burns bright Only a while longer - When it dies, so too do you..." I cry out in rage - "Nay! I am not your sanctuary, Nor a pawn that you may control - Your whims are not my own..." That cruel, cruel laugh - Echoes in my skull, Shattering my sanity - Betraying my instincts... I run then - Into the night, Away from the coldness and laughter - Yet it follows. "How is it you run From something within?" That I may never get away Frightens me further... And I awaken once again - To warmth, home, That voice but a fading memory - A nightmare already forgotten... Envoked silence - Waits patiently, Ready - To laugh again the next night... |