Terror's Dream: A Poem
Terror's Dream
On a warm April dawn.
Beneath an overpass,
A child sits,
And, dreams.
Dreams of a daisy’s embrace,
Its petals and leaves, a comfort.
Dreams of a painful
Night without fear.
On a hot August day,
A young man runs,
And, dreams.
Dreams of a dusky
Monster in his veins.
Dreams of an eternal fix,
In the wilderness of his mind.
On a cool October eve
An old woman sleeps,
And, dreams.
Dreams of
Loneliness’ end,
Dreams of a land,
Long gone.
On a frigid January night,
The dead wait,
And, dream.
Dreams of forgotten names,
And, unwanted lives.
Dreams of shadows, and,
Cruel rebirth.
© 2021 Johanna Elattar