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night terrors
Awakened when the dog started barking
Awake and cannot move
Paralyzed and fully conscious
By unseen weight on top of you
Something large begins to stomp
Stomping down the hall
Your bedroom door is beat to hell
And beatings on the wall
Shadows in the corner
The corner of your room
Animated and moving free
Reaching out to you
They slip and slide their bodies black
Slither on your sheets
From the floor the beatings continue
The dog runs in retreat
Sudden silence and your body moves
You sit up in the dark
You think this whole thing was just a dream
Until the dog begins to bark
Awake and cannot move
Paralyzed and fully conscious
By unseen weight on top of you
Something large begins to stomp
Stomping down the hall
Your bedroom door is beat to hell
And beatings on the wall
Shadows in the corner
The corner of your room
Animated and moving free
Reaching out to you
They slip and slide their bodies black
Slither on your sheets
From the floor the beatings continue
The dog runs in retreat
Sudden silence and your body moves
You sit up in the dark
You think this whole thing was just a dream
Until the dog begins to bark
Published 20th May 2014
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25th May 2014 1:30pm
This is so interesting ,I once had a night terror and I swear it was so scary ! This is realy great ! I'm just looking through your writes and your realy talented !:)
I get night terrors and wake up with sleep paralysis all the time. This was actually based on a "dream" I had when I was a kid. I wrote it exactly how I remember it. I'm glad I've sparked your interest in my writings. There's more on the way
25th May 2014 6:33pm
That's awful !! :/
I hate to say it ,but your night terrors make for amazing pieces :) ...I hope you stop getting them one day though !
I hate to say it ,but your night terrors make for amazing pieces :) ...I hope you stop getting them one day though !
26th May 2014 9:07pm
24th Jun 2014 8:10am
Okay ! That's a cool way to look at it ! Well I hope they don't disapeer then !
