Nightmare/Loved Ones

Sleeping soundly you wake to the soft touch of your mother

“It’s 11:30 PM sweetheart, with you I will say a quick prayer”

A massage while hearing her mumble as you are half asleep

Suddenly, into your torso, her nails start to cut deep

You try to fight her but to no avail

She simply wants to kill you and will not fail

You wake with a start to realize it is only a dream

But then dad comes in to overdose you on pills and you cannot scream

Facing you is a mirrored image of yourself laying next to you

“I will take your place when you’re dead and there is nothing you can do”

As her sharp teeth come at you, you awaken once more

Only to find your dad outside your door

This time it must be real as your dead mother is not around

Instead it is your stepmother upset to be awoken and frowns

This time things seem normal as dad tells you about his day

It is relieving to know that even his jokes are the same

But that he quickly slits your throat as you awaken once more

This time you are crying and frightened and left unsure

You check to see if your room looks familiar not wanting it to be another dream

You call your dad frightened but start hallucinating and scream

You are still in your room but also in the back of a car

Your dad is driving with a gun in his hand you’ve driven quite far

But he is still on the phone with you as you beg him to let you go

Which dad is real, you don’t know

You say you will do better, be the daughter he wishes you were

But the caring dad on the phone is gone and now you will burn

Into an isolated clearing you are brought to be shot and burned

You wake up once more feeling scared and concerned

Will this nightmare ever end and how will you ever know if you’re awake

I hope you are now, if nothing else, then for your own sake