ShadowDream.

you know that feeling you get when you wake up 

like something happened last night

but you don't know what?

do you know that feeling that haunts you each day 

taunting and waving itself in your face 

telling you something you already know 

that you try to deny and say it isn't so.

do you know that feeling 

when you wake up 

that something is watching you

but you don't know what?

well I do

and I tell you 

listen to yourself 

feel your heart beating 

strong and alive.

listen to the fear 

echoing in your mind

listen to it

and tell me what do you hear?

because that feeling doesn't come from nowhere. 


 

Inkpaw

VT

18 years old

More by Inkpaw

  • The Boxes In The Corner

    Looming over your shoulders

    Each stack higher than its former

    Every thought and every scrap

    Of an idea too scared to ponder

     

    Every moment that hurt

    Each minute that lingered longer

  • Inadequacy


    How do I push the words out
    From behind my taffy tongue 
    Thick with salty tears 
    And full of grubby thumb 


    I’m a child 
    Pretending that I’m numb 
    To escape the overwhelming feelings 

  • Paper Frogs

    Why

    When feet fall soft but quick 

    Does the hallway extend

    And the hot breath of whoever’s behind me feel hotter 

    Why do I stay pressed to the wall 

    Like a stubborn gruby sticker