NaPoWriMo Day 17 & 18 (Free Verse Type of Things)…

By Shanesbookblog @shanesbookblog

Nightmares

No suffering tonight

as I lay down and anticipate sleep

only old memory’s

surfacing at the worst times

never producing enough relief

they hold on for dear life

waking us up in the middle of the night

frigidly cold, yet smoldering as well

contagious  unhappiness

unsettling images

My nightmares don’t stop when I wake up

But they manifest when I go to sleep

It’s not crazy to ask

if I am ever fully awake

Greed

My eyes are open and alert

my heart is beating and pumping blood

but my soul has no oxygen

I wonder if I am alive or dead

stuck in a constant spiral

never-ending realizations

plastered emotions

fake objectives

why is every person always wanting

what I can’t give them

what I can’t even get for myself

I’ll be your scape goat

if you’ll be mine

Blame me for your miserable life

I’ll blame the devil for mine