You pull the blankets up to your nose
But your eyes stay wide
They dart around looking
For something that may
Or may not be there
Was that a sound?
You feel a scream building up in your throat
You push it deep into your stomach
Leaving an empty screaming ball inside
The darkness closes in
Filling your lungs
Covering your mouth
Stopping the scream that slips back up
It grabs at your hair and ears
Daring you to move
But your body is frozen
'Move' you think
'Move'
Your muscles stay tense
Every noise is amplified
You swear to yourself
You won't fall asleep
And fall into its trap
But your eyes stay wide
They dart around looking
For something that may
Or may not be there
Was that a sound?
You feel a scream building up in your throat
You push it deep into your stomach
Leaving an empty screaming ball inside
The darkness closes in
Filling your lungs
Covering your mouth
Stopping the scream that slips back up
It grabs at your hair and ears
Daring you to move
But your body is frozen
'Move' you think
'Move'
Your muscles stay tense
Every noise is amplified
You swear to yourself
You won't fall asleep
And fall into its trap
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Crescent_Moon
Oct 24, 2020
This is so good! I love how it's narrated and how the dark is portrayed not only as a concept, but as an entity. The ending is almost a cliffhanger in a way. Great poem, I enjoyed reading it!
"You don’t have to understand things for them to be.”
— Madeleine L’Engle