It Was Just A Dream Poem by persian khushi

I could hear the rhythmic hoof beats down below
They are coming for me
Dressed in a white flow of soft fabric
Frantic that I would be harmed
He said that he desired me since past lifetimes
If I refused none would have me after he forcibly quenched his fire
No one would help
I don’t know who he or what he is
As a child his voice was like that of a father
He would encourage and motivate
Then at my 16th birthday he sent ancient gifts
At first I was intrigued
But then the voice spoke in Farsi demanded that I grant permission for him to love me
I was already in love with another
He thought I could be bought with jewelry and worldly gain
He did not like my NO soon everybody I ever loved was destroyed but for few servants
Everybody but you were gone
At night while I sleep I felt him in my room
He tortured and mutilated you
He would squeeze your heart for me to hear your screams
In my anguish I said that light of our love will win over all evil
He was angry & made the castle shudder like someone breathing last
Doors and shutters fell to the ground
The walls crumbled
Until I was on a ledge still hearing your screams
I was brave and spoke softly saying that he
Never once showed himself to me
I was elevated over the ledge trying to reason with hm. suddenly all was calm
We were at a merry gathering
A gentleman asked me to dance
We were gliding in midair
When he spoke I tried not to show that I was scared and asked him to show he’s true self
He was a hideous monster
I broke loose n ran. I had no plan
The people were skeletons. Blood running from walls
The place went up in flames
Again I was elevated over the ledge.
Your screams were earth shattering
He made us see each other
I sobbed silently prayed for relief from this agony
The sky was on fire
When he squeezed your heart
I felt your pain
I angered him more knowing that when he squeezed hard enough we would both die
So I did it for us
We loved and died together
I heard myself crying
As I woke up my elderly aunty knocked and entered my room
She said that I was screaming
It was so real
I thought death would never come
I could not bear anything happening to my beloved