Waking suddenly, shaking in fear,
Skin cold and clammy.
A rapid beating of my heart
Gives evidence of the terror I feel,
Confused and unsure of my surroundings.
What I had seen was so real.
The sound of your voice.
Each smell so unique to you.
Whatever I touched was you.
Then time began to slow until it stopped.
This reality so unlike anything
I had ever encountered,
Began to unravel and
Then slowly fade.
Time started to crawl
Until it became unmeasurable.
The edges of reality began to blur
Into the darness beyond.
No matter where I went, or
Where I turned
It threatened to engulf me.
Finally, there was only you and me.
You are shimmering, fading
As I hold you in my arms.
Pain and utter anguish rip through me
As I try to maintain my grasp
And retain my sanity.
No matter how hard I try
My arms slowly slip through your ghostly form.
I try harder with my arms; my love,
My words.
Then...I lost you.
As my hold on you ceased,
The edges of my life
Pulled closer and closer.
I didn't fight to hold on.
Why should I?
Where are you?
Life's meaning changed for me.
I let go of the brink
Of this reality. From
A sleeping nightmare
Into the waking one I live in.
I try to recapture the peace
And serenity of sleep.
I can't help but wonder
When I will lose you for real.
I cannot sleep. |
Submission Name: Losing You
