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Night Terrors

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I’m screaming asleep
Begging for my wounds to weep
I’m crying awake
Knowing nothing can change in me
And I scream

I’m counting time
trying to keep awake
Listening to the sounds
of my heart as it breaks
Knowing nothing
can match the hate
That I feel for myself
and everything that I fake
Nothing is ever easy as it seems
And my eyes drift shut as I drift into dreams
Sending one last cry before I sleep
That my voice won’t be tortured by unholy screams

I’m screaming asleep
Begging for my wounds to weep
I’m crying awake
Knowing nothing can change in me
And I scream

I’m walking blind
trying to keep in step
Stumbling over mountains
built up in my head
Needing to feel
that I’m not made of lead
My emotions are real
and not buried for dead
Nothing is ever easy as it seems
And my eyes drift shut as I drift into dreams
Sending one last cry before I sleep
That my voice won’t be tortured by unholy screams

I’m screaming asleep
Begging for my wounds to weep
I’m crying awake
Knowing nothing can change in me
And I scream

Nothing is ever as easy as it seems
My eyes drift shut, I drift into dreams
Cursing god and everything that I've seen
‘Til my throat rips apart and releases my screams


I’m screaming asleep
Begging for my soul to weep
I’m dying awake
Knowing I can never change what’s in me
And I scream.
Written several years ago, I can't remember exactly why. I would appreciate hearing any interpretations you lovely readers might like to share.
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ManthyTee's avatar
My exact words after reading this, "Frikken hell."
It's beautiful and haunting.
When I read this I imagine that the speaker is trapped in his own mind, his dreams are pulling him through reality with chains. This poem is filled with torture and emotional deprivation. I've never read something so violent before. - just how my mind interprets it.