BEWARE THE NIGHTMARE

Amid a myriad of murmured screams
An angel appeared within ones’ dreams
There was absence of purity within her portrayal
For she was the vixen, akin to the devil
With wings of crimson and tattered feathers
Her pallid skin was as tough as leather
And a face revealing foreboding features
For she was one of hells bent creatures
Her bony body would hover beside
The nightmares waiting for her to arrive
Thus once she had travelled to the other side
This angel of death and the dreamer collide
A sleeping mortal had opened the portal
Within subconscious state, summoning the immortal
Livid laughter fills the acrid air
As the angel of death has consumed their nightmare
An unaware dreamer foresees no escape
As pure panic prays for them to awake
Everywhere they try to run
The angel blinds their sight from the sun
And every time they move to turn
They are halted by the angels’ burn
Then suddenly a vivid light
Bursts through the darkness of the night
A distant voice has entered her void
Follow the noise and try to avoid
The enchanting evil, the angel of death
Then you notice her fading as you gasp for a breath
Cautiously your eyes open wide
And you’re finally free from the devils bride
Far from the nightmare where that angel resides.

Carey Milton