Down to Sleep

Now I lay me down to sleep In my dreams the demons creep Night surrounds on every side Desperate need to run and hide Crawling through a land of black Shock and chill run down my back Muscles tense and shake with fear Heartbeat pounding in my ear Drops of sweat bead down my brow Feel their hate approaching now

Brimstone stanch about the air Caught within their Hellish lair Try to stay away from sight Glowing eyes that pierce the night Burning ozone, iron taste Not a second left to waste Press my body to the ash Feign I cannot feel it slash Rusted needles pierce my skin Loosing poison deep within

Crashing footsteps close behind Screeching whispers in my mind Something watching, something there Feel the glaring, piercing stare Feel the claws around my leg Stare into its jaws and beg Face of broken, splintered skulls Pain grows sharp as vision dulls Lowered into gaping maw Darkness was the last I saw

I lay in my stretcher bed Crash survivor, nearly dead Wrapped in bandage, wracked with pain Hypodermics  in my vein Medicine to keep me out Else in agony I'd shout By my bedside, parents cry Watch their only child die Pray the Lord my soul to take From my dreams, I'll never wake