My Prettiest Nightmare.

My Prettiest Nightmare.
______________________

There was
something
in Her Eyes
that Murdered
Me,..

(like the broken
way she stared.)

but
never
before had
Death looked
so Pretty!

(that I became
addicted to A
Nightmare.)
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By
Thirteen
O'clock
I was
Obssessed,..

and craving
Devil
Kisses like
 Morning
Cigarettes...

While imagining
(in My Head)
Love's Bleak
Caress!

(and the way
Her Phantom
Figure stirred
beneath that
Tattered Dress.)
+++

"Just
Kill Me!"

(I
Screamed.)

"Every
Second
of Eternity."

"For if
You
Are Death,
how
could Any
Man
be Scared?!!"

And then
The
Lovely Devil
Smiled A
Shattered Beam.

(Before I
was
Awakened
from
My Prettiest
Nightmare.)

J.Stephen.H.

in the dim lit desert of my dreams.

In The Dim-Lit Desert
of My Dreams.
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In The Dim-Lit
Desert of My
Dreams,..I met
A Wandering
ShadowMan
who's Smile
Consumed The
Stars.

His Eyes
Bled Undead
Memories.

(which
seemed
to open up
old Scars.)

"I would'nt
tarry here for
long."

The Shadow
whispered
lightly..

His Voice
resembling
a Siren's
Song.

(which crept
Like
Madness
Deep Inside
Me.)

Nor taste
That Poisoned
Eros Flower
Other Souls
have Tasted."

"For it Stains
The Mind
and
leaves Hearts
Soured!"

(till The
Hours of
Life
are Wasted.)
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Then
I
awakened
Choking On
My Heart,

Trying to
make sense
of all I had
seen..

But The
Mirror
tore
My Soul
Apart!!

(Once I
Realized
The
Shadow
Man was
ME.)

j.stephen.h.

this inner-sunny-twilight-Sickness

this inner-sunny-twilight-Sickness.
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Is Silence The
Answer then?

(To A Grieving
Heart which
Weeps.)

Will The
Stars ever
Shine again??!!

(in a World
where Reason
seems to Sleep.)

Could Shadows
be The Cure?

(to this inner-sunny-
twilight-Sickess.)

At Moments
My Mind cannot
Endure!!

(though Other
Times it Dreams
Relentless.)
_ _ __

Is Faith The
Answer
My Flame?

(To The
Multitude
of Mysteries
I  Pursue.)

Oh, My Sweet..
if I could but Live
Forever for a
Day!!

(I'd spend
Eternity
with YOU.)

j.stephen.h