In a nightmare it occurs to me
That I can become the scary thing myself

So I make myself light,
Float up somewhere near the ceiling,
And shriek high and loud

My victims get out of bed, terrified
And run through hallways in their nightgowns
Stumbling against the walls

I don’t actually mean to scare
I never wanted to be a scary thing
I just wanted to not be scared myself

So I try to float down from the ceiling
To tell my victims it’s okay
It’s just me and I’m not scary

But all that comes out is a shriek
And that’s when the nightmare
Became truly scary

July 19, 2021 at 11:18PM