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VxPoem ID: 17749
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Posted: November 10th. 2005 11:50:40 AM
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Fear of the Dark
by Tay
Age Group: Adult
My name is Helen, and you’ll never believe
What happens at night—oh, the things you can see!
When the shadows are writhing, they whisper my name
When darkness and light are one in the same
When they turn out the light and I’m left all alone
When everyone’s quiet and the nurses are gone
That’s when they visit, that’s when they call
That’s when they slither and slink and, yes, crawl
The shadows are more than just shadows at night
They’re liquid and solid, they’re black and they’re white
I cannot resist them and I’ll never be able
Sweet dreams are something from a children’s fable
I squirm and I wiggle—I’ll make my escape!
Before the shadows get here, before they take shape!
What’s this? Am I bound? Can I even sit up?
What’s this? Should I call out for Nurse Schlup?
Too late! They are here, yes, they have arrived
Come here to rape and to skin me alive
Come here to shred and to rip and to maim
Come here to torture and set me aflame
I call for the nurses, I thrash and I scream
I pull at my bonds, they rip at the seams
I tear at my flesh, they’ve gotten inside!
No way to escape and no way to hide
They’re ripping me open; I swear that it’s true
How would you feel if it happened to you?
Blood in my lungs, and blood on my hands
Blood from my ovaries, blood on these bands
I’m bleeding inside, does nobody care?
Help me, I scream, is nobody there?
The nurses are here, the shadows grow still
I’m screaming and screaming, my voice is too shrill
They think I’m crazy, they retie my bands
The only markings I bear are those from my hands
They give me a shot so that I can’t move
They don’t believe me, I’ve no way to prove
That the shadows are waiting, they’re inside my head
You can’t leave me alone in this hospital bed!
But they leave me alone, and they turn out the light
Now I’m truly a victim to the things in the night.
Author's Location: Eutawville, South Carolina
More Poems: Tay has posted 15 additional poems- View them?
Author's Profile: To learn more about Tay - Click HERE
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