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The Nightmare
by William Bonilla → (All Poetry by William Bonilla)
Rated "PG13" by the Author.

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In the darkness My heart rate Overpowers my senses Shattering, the eminent silence Existing I feel as lonely As A soldier on guard duty Christmas Morning I feel downer, then an uncertain Shadow on the wall Demons slink about From craves to craves I reach for a thought In the pitch of the night So I may scribe What's in my mind. Instead I feel the ivory handle Then the cold stainless steel Of a straight razor's edge Images of my throat Immediately enter my mind My hands retract As if I had touched An open flame I fell to my knees Begging my lord to please Erase that vision from me My hands blindly search The floor about me I felt a hangman's noose I suddenly let it loose. The sky is getting lighter Towards the horizon's east As the deep blue Begins to fade away I feel myself awakening With a prayer I recite I will soon be there As unseen hands Grasp my throat Strangling my life away. By: William Bonilla 06/06/05 �

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Reviewed by Tinka Boukes

Reviewed on June 11, 2005

Thankfully there is always light at the end of a nightmare too...methinks!!

A very scary one for sure!!

Love Tinka

Reviewed by Regis Auffray

Reviewed on June 11, 2005

Thankfully, I don't seem to experience nightmares but I did as a child and I can still recall the terror. Well-shared, William. Love and peace. Regis

Reviewed by Retta (Reindeer) Mckenzie

Reviewed on June 11, 2005

What a dark and chilling dream, this is excellent dark poetry, so very frightening William!

Reindeer

Reviewed by Ed Matlack

Reviewed on June 10, 2005

Reading this before bedtime, maybe it will give me some frightening dreams...they would make for a pleasant change, LOL! Ed

Reviewed by SHERRY HEIM

Reviewed on June 10, 2005

Pretty darned scary, William, and also frustrating as you attempt to create a solution for one circumstance and another, more frightening than the last, finds its way into your dream. Rather defeating and invalidating...how I hate that feeling when it finds its way into my dreams. Excellent, strong poetry.
Take care,
Sherry

Reviewed by Sue Hess

Reviewed on June 10, 2005

what a nightmare...

Reviewed by E T Waldron

Reviewed on June 10, 2005

My word William! This was a real killer of a nightmnare!

I hope you don't have another like it, the dream alone can put you under! Excellent write!

Blessings to you,
Eileen

Reviewed by Nordette Adams

Reviewed on June 10, 2005

Yeah, uh, you know, William, I'm so glad I read this in the morning and not before bedtime. LOL. Chilling pen, my friend. ~~Nordette

Reviewed by Antoinette Kopperfield

Reviewed on June 10, 2005

Great imagery and emotion! An image of pain and outpouring of your heart.
Antoinette

Reviewed by Mr. Ed

Reviewed on June 10, 2005

Wow! A truly dark and chilling poetic nightmare, William.

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