6. Nightmare Poem by Daniel Cobb

NIGHTMARE:
'IN MY DARKEST HOUR'
The spirits have spoken;
Blood falls like rain.
Their bodies are broken;
And souls are slain.
Somewhere in the shadows,
Staying out of sight,
Demons in the darkness
Hide from the light.

Ghosts of the past
Search for your soul,
Creatures of the chaos
That you can't control.
Swallowed by the shadows,
Devoured by the darkness,
Consumed by the chaos,
Eclipsed by this emptiness.

A sense of powerlessness
A loss of control;
A feeling of hopelessness
Deep down in your soul.
In your darkest hour,
Heaven with its power
Can't save your soul;
You'll never be whole.

What's done is done;
You left the light.
Now you just have
The dark of night.
Turn around and see
Your footsteps in the fiery coals.
This is your destiny;
You're one of us now…


'NEVER-ENDING NIGHTMARE'
Now you must decide
Whether to run and hide,
Or face the fears inside;
It's only to yourself you've lied.

Have you ever had a dream
Where things aren't what they seem?
And no one can hear you
However hard you scream?

When reality becomes too much to bear,
And your dreams turn into nightmares,
And you have no answer to your prayer,
Don't give up if life doesn't seem fair.

You don't have to run away and hide
From the darkness inside.
So find the faith to face your fear
And all your doubt will disappear.


'CHAOTIC COLLISION'
Reality collides with fantasy;
A nightmare is born for eternity.
This place of joy and happiness
Is full of sadness and madness.

A shadow sweeps across the land;
Thus falls the last small grain of sand.
Dreams turn to dust - love turns to lust;
And all things go just as they must.

It's a sweet sleep, so it may seem;
When will I wake up from this dream?
For the moment, there’s no faking;
Something in my soul is waking!

No salvation's in sight,
On this never-ending night.
All hope is lost - all dreams are dead;
Now darkness rules the land instead!


'THERE IS NO TOMORROW'
All I can hear is screams
In this world of forgotten dreams.
I'm living in a nightmare now;
I have to stop it and wake up somehow.

Drowning in a pool of tears and sorrow;
It feels like there's no tomorrow.
Dreaming in a land of nightmares,
In a world where nobody cares.

Reliving the pain of the past,
Every moment worse than the last.
I fear I shall forever dwell
In this nightmare known as hell.

At first, I thought that I was strong;
My life made sense, just like a song,
But now, I see that I was wrong;
I could have fallen all along.


'NIGHTMARES START LIKE DREAMS'
Things aren't always what they seem;
Nightmares start out just like dreams.
First impressions are deceiving;
Sometimes seeing is believing.

Don't let this dream come true;
Keep it from entering reality.
Don't let go, whatever you do,
Or you'll be lost for eternity.

Your troubles seemed so far away,
But now they're here to stay.
Your only hope is to pretend
It will eventually end.

Opening your eyes to the light;
Wake up from this eternal night.
The truth is there for you to see;
It's not a fantasy.


'A NIGHTMARE COME TRUE'
No one is there
To hear your prayer;
The heart is fragile,
Handle it with care.

Don't let your doubt
Kill all your dreams.
There's no way out;
Or so it seems.

Open up your eyes;
Look beyond the lies.
The truth can set you free,
But you don't have to be.

No time for tears,
Can't stop to scream;
So face your fears,
And end this dream.