As I lay me down to rest,
Bundled in cotton sheets, I nest.
Craving for a sweet reprieve,
Demons rise, and my dreams they thieve.
Everything you do is wrong.
Failure is your signature song.
Go now, bless, and say a prayer.
Heaven can’t help you. Nobody cares.
Incantations won’t set you free,
Just know your soul belongs to me.
Kindred spirits are you and I.
Liar! I scream into the void.
My mind is clear, my heart is pure.
No more will you darken my door.
Oppressive demon, be on your way,
Pausing, not another day.
Quiet, girl! You know you’re mine.
Resistance is futile, no intervention divine.
Sleep now, in my wicked arms.
Try not to resist my iniquitous charms.
Understand your fate is with me.
Villainous demon, set me free!
Without my compliance, you have no power.
Xenial spirits have joined me this hour.
Yellow-bellied demon, give up the fight.
Zenith has found me, on this starry night.
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Cathy holmes
Canadian family girl with a recently discovered love for writing. Other loves include animals and sports.
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Comments (27)
And this didnt recieve Top Story??? vivd and scary, it is so well written that it was on the second read when I noticced that it is an Abecedarian ( even withthe xyz, they just blended in.) I know ...non Top story becuase it is a Winner.
I should have read this last night when I was in the throes of insomnia. Well written and on a topic I'm all too familiar with. This flows so smoothly, it's easy to forget it's an abedecarian.
Sums up bloody insomnia so well! Really great entry Cathy!
Yellow bellied demon I love that. Brilliant and very creative with this one!
Ohhh, this is really well done, Cathy! Love the conversation style you took with this, and the rhythm was hypnotic. Fantastic entry to the challenge!
This flows so beautifully, I loved it.
Well, crap, now I gotta' step up my game, again! (I don't think I have the energy for a third one.) This is excellent, my talented friend! Love the call-and-response twist!
Great poem, Cathy! Glad to see someone else use xenial. I thought I was so original! 🦉✨
Great use of the format for the subject, no doubt a Top Story
The A-Z pattern flowed so smoothly I never noticed it until I read it twice.
Lovely poem!! Flows so smoothly and lyrically.
Isn't that about right?? Loved it and bonus points for using zenith :)
The only reason I knew this was an Abecedarian was because I saw your posts of this in the groups. Else I wouldn't have noticed until I reached the ending! It flowed so smoothly! And you even made it rhyme! Gosh you're so brilliant!
Amazing work. I’m surprised how you got the flow and the rhyming to both work with the fact that this is an abecedarian poem. Very well thought out and executed.
Terrific entry for the challenge.
No, the demons do not have power over us, even in the night. That having been said, nightmares can be a lot of fun. Like sleeping through a scary movie without missing any of it. Wake up & immediately want to fall asleep again to find out what happens next!
Demons seem to everywhere, great poem, xenially.
love the verbalization of the characters in this struggle
The rhymes. The meaning. The flow. This is phenomenal work… I’m lost for words. My new favorite of yours!!
So many well crafted lines! Excellent work!
An excellent entry, well done
This is masterfully written, Cathy! Well done!
So very relatable! Great stuff, well written. 👍😁❤️
Excellent flow to your relatable poem entry. Loved it!
Wow I didn’t even realize this was an abecedarian poem until the end! Excellent flow and rhythm.