Breathe In, Breathe Out
Based Off a Nightmare
Something wakes me
But what is it?
I struggle to open my eyes fully,
but it's difficult to see in the dark,
even a little bit.
Rubbing of my eyes occurs
As I sit up in bed.
My eyes focus, but I’m feeling unsure.
No…
The feeling is dread.
Breathe in, breathe out.
He looks back at me, how I don’t know,
Because where his eyes should be,
Well, there’s nothing but black holes.
The height of him looms over me
A solid blackness.
Except his face, pure white.
Besides those holes.
They’re black as night.
Breathe in, breathe out.
It was an eerie moment between he and I
With me sitting in bed,
And him touching the sky with his height.
The feeling of dread
Has finally gone.
It's replaced instead by a feeling of curiousity
And silence, dense and long.
“I must attempt to move, to leave”
I thought to myself.
Though he isn’t angry, it's not a place I want to be.
I slowly slide my legs off the sheets,
Carefully placing my feet
On the cold floor.
Inching my way towards the door,
He’s stopped pacing.
I freeze.
Please. Please.
PLEASE… don’t hurt me.
My heart races as I continue my steps.
He hasn’t moved yet,
Just his eyes follow.
Breathe in, breath out,
Watch your feet below.
As my toes cross into the light of the hallway,
I feel a chill blow over.
Breathe in, breath out.
The height is towering behind me,
My neck cranes.
Breathe in, breath out.
I fully turn around.
Breathe in, breath out.
The head tilts slightly.
There are still no eyes.
Breathe in, breath out.
I turn back around, cross into the light.
It goes black.
The height is right behind me,
I’m cast in his shadow.
He is everywhere.
Breathe in. Breathe out.
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