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Headstall's Reflections - 21. Chapter 21 Nightmare and Sadness
Sadness speaks for itself...
Headstall’s Reflections
Chapter 21 Nightmare
Darkness drips, oozing forward in creeping capture of the night
Whispers of slimy slithering foretell of something risen
Abominations cavort in this cyclic absence of light
While their craven king is no longer confined to his prison
A brush on my ankle turns feeble fortitude to a puddle
And roots me amidst this infested warren of unholy holes
Sinewy snakes reach out to trap me in a crushing cuddle
While out of the insidious ink crawl other-worldly moles
My frail life is forfeit as spectres of diseased demons converge
Blatant in haunted hunger for the untainted parts of me
Eager to consume my coveted purity as good and evil merge
Hissing delight at the taste of innocent prey with no feet left to flee
He watches, hovering as his minions gorge their feast
Taking his sustenance from my horror-filled screams of despair
My eyes, as yet uneaten, are compelled to stay on the vile beast
Soon, a torn ear is all that’s left to listen to the cackling return to his lair
I am no longer, but still I search blindly, futilely
For the comfort of my mommy
Sadness
Sadness pervades my existence
Messing with my life
It spills over me like rain from a leaky old gutter
I don’t know what’s in it
I just know how it feels as it drenches my soul
Cleansing rain falls inches away
But I can’t move from this broken spout
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