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Poem: Nightmare

1/7/2015

Nightmare

Words by Elizabeth Britton
Image by Jasmine Thompson
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i was born from the death of a flickering candle.
A wisp of wind had slipped in through the crack of a windowsill
& curled upward to meet the burning Flame.
In a hushed snuff i was brought into this world––
plunging me deep in darkness––still
bathing me in the silky shadows of your mind…

i was created

& as i place a hand on your warm head
you drift off to sleep.
You expect dreams of Wonderland and Alice,
but you find, to your utter dismay,
that you are tormented by years
of yesterday.

i silently weep
& i watch them fall––my tears...
for my existence brings no one pleasure

no one will ever care

So i wait for Her––Dream––that Sweet Girl...
The Beauty in the night
The Flame that Brings the Light
The Gentle Touch to my malice…

A Creature of a Different Kind

i hear Her now as She turns the handle,
pushing past the pain
just to reach your most Precious Treasure
bringing it forth through the dead
Dreams i have given you

Yes, it is true
i am the nightmare
Never Loved, always hated

#Unreal #Poetry #Photography #Homosexuality #Struggle #HumanCondition #Imagery
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