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Dark Dreams
by Caetlyn Malise Devereaux
The hour is creeping closer to midnight
Dreams of the restless taking on a darker tone
And there, in the shadows, they await
Like a plague or disease - always there, waiting to be
released
A solitary figure on an abandoned lane
A light mist wafting in over the ground
Footsteps drowned out by another's - louder, closer
A scream silenced in the dark, then nothing
Hearts pounding in fear, a glance, two, behind
Escaping their pursuers - truth's lie
For every step away brings them closer to a lifetime of
horror, of pain
Life perishes regardless
A looming shadow over her, wanting, protecting
Eyes on the fingers that lay curled in sleep
A sudden movement, a gasp... a drawing away
To leave her alone to wake with her own shadows and fears
He watches every night
Barring the way for any other to enter
And yet she is unaware of her protector
Except in dreams, where she knows his visage
The piercing scream is not her's
But she awakens nonetheless
And runs from the arms of protection
To the danger that lies in wait, just outside her door
-A moment of silence, and all is lost
The hour is creeping past midnight
No more dreams of the restless to shape
The night dark and still once more
A souless being, weeping in the moonlight
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