Nightmare

You break into my dreams and leave me feeling disturbed 
Graffiti on walls freshly dripping in foul words
Draped in red and black wearing an evil smile
I’m looking up at you like a lost child
Mouth is duct taped, unable to speak 
Poking fun at me and leaving me weak
Roses wilted in your presence 
My stomach churns from your very existence 
Claret coloured skies above my head 
Your garden full of thorns and a path leading to dread
Try to run but you quickly smother me 
With bare hands tightly gripping hold of my body
I wake only to shake you off of me
Goosebumps appear in the sick summer heat