Wed, 08 Jun 2005 06:59:33 GMT

Awakened by Shadows

I woke up to my nightmares
But was afraid to close my eyes,
Until they haunted my fitful sleep;
Until they dragged me, down
Through the frightened lake of consciousness;
Until I walked soullessly,
Alive in the coffin of my body,
Buried in their laughter;
Until I walked to my own grave,
Longed to lie inside it:
Walked on because I could not rest;
Walked on and lived the dream,
The dream of immortality come true,
Worse than the nightmares I feared.
And their smiles,
Their smiles like wolves.
I wondered why the Earth,
So warm and living,
Turned me away.

Chadathan