Wakened Nightmare

Red eyes
Glaring
From the
Scariest
Darkest
Corners

A rag doll
Swinging
From the
Lightbulb
By a
Noose

A bloody
Body
Lying
At the
End of my
Bed

A shadowy
Figure
In the
Corner
Of my
Eye

My blanket
Tangles
Around me
As I curl
Into a
Tighter ball

My eyes
Frozen open
Watching
Scared
To
Close

I see
The door
Swing open
But it
Remains
Closed

I cautiously
Stetch my
Feet out
But they touch
The finger
Of the body

Quickly
Draw back
Gasping
In fright
Pain
Terror

My sweat
Drips down
My back
But I daren't
Remove
My blanket

The rag doll
Still
Swinging
Its button
Eyes
Watching me

A rotted hand
Grabs my
Blanket
But I blink
And it's
Gone

A sudden flick
The light goes on
The rag doll
The hand
The body
All gone

But then I
Scream
When I
Realise
I was awake
The whole time

It wasn't
Really a
Nightmare
Or dream
Or scary
Story

I cannot
Describe
How terrified
I was
In that
Wakened Nightmare