Alone.

At first,

Everything is bright

Happy

Normal

Rainclouds come

Hide the sun

And I'm dizzy,

Tripping over

My own feet

How can I trip in a dream?

In dreams,

You're not supposed to feel

Pain

You're not supposed to

Ache

But I see my family

My friends

My life

Extinguished

Like a flickering light

In a dark hall.

I watch as

Everything I love

Is crushed

Under the Enemy's heel

And ground into

Oblivion

I scream

And run to help

But my feet don't move

My voice makes

No sound

My hands cannot

Help

Help

HELP

Someone,

Anyone,

Please help me

I fall to my knees

And see red

Tears of blood

My tears?

Or rain?

My blood?

No.

My sister's.

I turn around

And he's there.

My demon.

He wears my face

And uses my voice

To laugh at me.

He shows me

Things I long for;

My friend, alive.

My scars, healed.

My hopes, restored.

Then my demon

Uses my teeth

To bite down,

Hard,

And rip them in half.

I close my eyes

Against the sight.

When I look again,

I'm falling.

Falling into nothing,

No one to catch me

No one to care.

Alone.