Fatigued Sleep
Who could be on the inside, knocking?
"Somebody's knocking at your door,
Somebody's knocking at your door,
O sinner, why don't you answer?
Somebody's knocking at your door."
Who am I?
I am but a sinner
A mere sinner
Disgruntled at my life so far
Disgruntled that my shine's no star
I'm a sinner
I grow sickened when I take delight
In perverse obscenities that would give others frights
At least, that's what I think
Yet, when we speak aloud
Pull back the shroud
I don't feel alone, Nor proud
But, I guess it's okay when things happen that way
Since I'm only human
As long as I don't trespass against others I'll still see the light of day
The Bell Tolls
As Night Rolls
The carpeting shadow cloaks our land as the sun from Apollo's chariot
Is pulled away to bring light to others
Yet the light in my heart these days has seem to be smothered
There's darkness eroding
Darkness corroding
Spilling away, there's darkness exploding
Filling every nook and cranny
From which my blood seeps
The currency of my soul
I feel my blood weep
Bedtime
I turn off the lights to undress
My teeth have been brushed, I sleep with fresh breath
"Are you meeting somebody?"
I might just, if I'm weak
In my prayers I ask to wake up from my sleep
I sit there, half-naked on my bed
I sit there, sleep, between the living and the dead
I sit there, Feeling as if I fumbled in my prayer
So, I speak it aloud from memory. Not just in my head, I am a sayer.
Sleep, it does not come easily
Sleep, I chase it in my dreams
I run to beds with blankets of high thread counts
Hoping to get a few blessed seconds, hopefully a minute,
Before I must dismount
The steed of REM that leads me to dreams
Unconscious reality, sometimes I hunted, it schemes
Awaken, but not up
I see around me with closed eyelids
I see my face, my hair, my sweat,
Then the door, it moves, as of yet
"Somebody's knocking at your door,
Somebody's knocking at your door,
O sinner, why don't you answer?
Somebody's knocking at your door."
As I see the dark door
In my core
It shakes
It quakes
Something on the other side
Berates me and challenges me to get up
My eyes are closed, my head facing the other wall
But I see the door behind me
Slamming
Slamming over again
Repetitively
It wants to get in
"Let me in. Let me in."
A dark voice is not spoken, but the actions are as clear as day
I can't see what's on the other side
Yet it comes this way
My door opens
A presence enters
I hear heavy breathing
It's not mine
But fear seething
Unleashing something in my room that I cannot seen
I know it sound absurd, but my opponent is unseen
An unwanted invisible guest
Maybe comprised a mist
Stands amidst
Me within my room
Knowing that its size is immense
My room becomes a tomb
Things are moved around
Picked up and thrown down
A trash can knocked over
Then, just like that, "Red Rover. Red Rover."
It walks away closing the door
I awakened, fatigued and feeling sore
Then next night it returns once again
Standing overtop me, breathing out and in
It's large, muscular, the invisible beast
Upon my fear of itself, it does try to feast
I was angry that time at being awake
Thoughts stirred in my head, aroused they did take
And start to manifest as my anger took place
I could feel myself scowl, carnal anger sat upon my face
"This darn thing's going to lie on me."
Was my prevailing thought
In the end, I was not wrong
Upon myself it seemed that I had brought
As the beast lurched forward, arms flailing back and behind
I couldn't tell what was real, or a simulation inside my mind
It fell atop of me, crushing me beneath its weight
Then like a mist, it was still heavy, but light, "Was it fake?"
Like a fog that spread out over on top of my sheets
I guess I was protected, since my comforter I lied beneath
Yes, if You're reading this and are still somehow intrigued
I woke up from that, for the second time, still feeling fatigued
The next time it happened, I heard the knocking at the door
Just like last time, it let itself in just like before
I was tired of this thing
I was clearly being harassed
This time I wanted to fight back, I wanted to kick this thing's ass
The paralysis had begun, it had already set in
I had willed myself to fight, to get up, I refuse to lie down and let it win
The presence approached me walking closer to my bed
I was facing the wall, not the door, it approached the back of my head
Whirling around with every ounce of my strength
I went to throw a punch, extending my arm's full length
The invisible beast took a form, it resembled a familiar face
Instead of an invisible demonic goat, I saw a young sibling in its place
Even though I broke the paralysis spell, I wasn't the fastest
When I saw my younger sibling there, frozen up, I moved through molasses
Their sick game they played, I swore it made me sicker
Changing the viscosity of the air, the fluid was now thicker
Nights went by, where I thought I slept in peace
I was bothered again, of my peace the visitor took a piece
Again at my door there was a knocking
Fatigued, in this sleep, I got up and went walking
"Somebody's knocking at your door,
Somebody's knocking at your door,
O sinner, why don't you answer?
Somebody's knocking at your door"
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Author's Notes: For anybody that would like to read about one of my journaled experiences of an encounter; I'll provide a link below. Please, don't read if You're easily frightened.
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Comments (4)
Wow a fantastic take on the prompt. Creepy and perfect.
What a creepy experience! Well done. 👻
Whoaaa that was so unexpected and super creepy!
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