Shivers

Can't breathe, suffocating as I'm waking up in sweat; with shivers flowing through me like river rapids

how can you betray me so, as I sleep? Why must you go into overdrive, the minute the lights go out?

only release to safety from it all is the waking world, until I fall again

knowing what awaits me, leaves me with shivers flowing through me like river rapids

it may not be real - I know. it is just a nightmare - I know. A nightmare where I was being choked. Choked by an unknown force. A nightmare that had me waking up gasping for air

nightmares, though surreal - come and go. Whether bad or good - they come and go

"goodnight, sleep tight", though, still sends shivers flowing through me like river rapids.

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Another dark acrostic inspired by a dream I had a few days ago. I had been lying on my back and fell asleep, something I try to avoid. Woke in sweat, gasping for air and my nose was a bit stuffy (which was obviously connected).

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