Teeth

I had a dream last night

no

a nightmare

where my teeth fell out

my screams were soundless

and the darkness was endless

I didn't know how to escape it

trapped without bars

numb as if paralyzed

hanging as if weightless

my eyes saw nothing

but everything was there

circling me

taunting me

fingers reaching

footsteps dragging

whispers hissing

never touching

always watching

I was completely exposed

they delighted in my fear

not fear

dead

I thought I was dead

thought I was in hell

I don't know which is worse

the nightmare

or the crippling memory of it

my mind knows nothing else

my mind won't let go

my mind keeps replaying it

reliving it

obsessed with it

how does one free themselves of this eternal cycle of torture

I can't go back

I won't go back

no sleep

no sleep

no sleep

no

sleep

no

.

.

.

teeth

teeth are on the floor

I try to scream

no sound comes out

and I'm surrounded by darkness once more