Written by Jay-lyn Doerksen
Every night
I have a dream.
Tinged red
Ringing with sorrow
From my throat erupts a siren scream
As below I see my prey.
Run boy run.
This lady
She has a gun.
Run man run.
To her,
This is really fun.
Broken words
Soar through the air
Sweet.
Bitter.
Arsenic covered lies
Poisoned their hearts
While you made tarts
Hidden in the dark
Fingers reaching
Pinching.
Take cover son
For the Furies
They come.
Rising from misted depths
Gossamer cloth
Moves with grace
Inching forward
Until there they stand
Beautiful
Fearsome.
Staring down at you.
Arms raised
Chanting begins
Electric energy in the air.
Eyes
Red with rage
Grow ever larger
Encompassing you.
Never should have made her cry.
Want to die.
Narcissistic bastard
We hunger for you.
Your cruelty
Our nurishment
Allow us to bleed you.
Fresh blood
Tinged in fear.
Heads cocked
Maws widen
Feeding of the darkness
The blackness
Pulled from your soul
Ignoring the shrieks
Filling night air.
When I waken from these dreams
Never tired I be
But energized
Satiated
Burning with an inner glow.
I do wonder though
Are my dreams
Just that; dreams?
Or is there a reality
Hidden beneath the surface
Deep within the pain
For most nights
After dreams of death
Of rage
Of sisters three
Headlines sceam
Once more a man found
Bled of blood
No loss
Bastard he be.
I look in the mirror
Noticing once again
A dot of red at mouth’s corner.
Absently I wipe it away
The hunger already growing
For there is no shortage of men
Who use violence
Who use drugs
Who do without empathy
Or compassion.
And tonight
I shall hunt again.
Text © Jay-lyn Doerksen
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