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Nightmare Machine

because waking is the best part

By Brenton FPublished 10 months ago Updated 10 months ago 1 min read
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i.

every night i

run and run and run

every night

is a life or death race

every night

is a different cell block

another face

in a different chase

every night

is a journey against my will

every night

forced to face my myriad fears

and very night

i hear the strangers

their scorn

derision and their jeers

this organically

fueled nightmare machine

it feeds on the minds

and meat of men

it takes everything

that could have been

as it shapes each little if

into a possible when

every night

is a sweat drenched journey

only to wake

on the morrow just gasping

ethereal realness

drips through my waking fingers

a slip of the grip

left from grasping

ii.

i have felt my neck stretched

from being hung

i have ridden the lightning

in the chair

i have died countless times

on many freeways

i have felt twisted steel

puncture vital organs there

i have been shot

and i have been strangled,

i have been bludgeoned

and beaten to death

i have been drowned

i have been burnt

i have been all that i’ve seen

and i will curse it to my very last breath

i have been broken

into many tiny fragile pieces

i have been smashed

upon the rocks from way up high

i have been and i have seen

this hellish nightmare machine

i have been shown

that there’s a million or more ways to die

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About the Creator

Brenton F

I've beared no sick words

Junk words, love words

Fuck you words from Jesus

Lowlife: Jesus and Mary Chain

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  • The Invisible Writer10 months ago

    Oh wow this was really good

  • Very well written. Great work!!!

  • Oh this was so relatable! Sleep is my go to way to deal with stressful situations and it doesn't help when I dream about what's stressing me out, lol. Love your poem!

  • Phil Flannery10 months ago

    Well written, thank you

  • E.K. Daniels10 months ago

    This really grips you and gets under your skin. Nice use of imagery—great job!

  • Sara 10 months ago

    I read this one so many times. Your imagery is captivating!

  • Paul Stewart10 months ago

    Relatable AF. I loved the flow and the just building intensity through each part. Hit the nail on the head with this one, mate!

  • i have ridden the lightning in the chair, what an amazing visual poem this is. Great job

  • Gina C.10 months ago

    WOW. I felt this so much. Sleep is supposed to be restful, but oh...how sometimes we can't even escape prison through dreams. I really loved this. Excellent job!

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