They come for me at night
Eyes closed
Eyes closed
I enter the darkness
Eyes open
Can’t move
I can see everything around me
Eyes closed
There are sets of red glow everywhere
They’re getting closer
Which ones will show their faces this time
Eyes open
They’re here
One standing in the doorway
Another against the wall
Another sitting on the floor
Eyes closed
Back in the darkness
Trying to find light
Trying to find a dream
Trying to find my dream
Pressure on my chest
I can’t breathe
Something is on top of me
Eyes open
One’s choking me
Blood streams from his eyes
Trying to fight back
They whisper
“Come back to us”
“You can’t have her”
“Come back to us”
“You’ll never find her”
“Come back to us”
“Come home”
I try to scream
Try to wake up
Nothings coming out
Just low grunts
I manage to get an arm moving
I take his eye
Screeching
He releases
Drifts off
Eyes closed
I catch my breath
Eyes open
The other two are still there
The one on the floor
Small and pudgy
Childlike
Feasting on what looks like human flesh
The one by the wall
Tall and slender
Female like in figure
Inching towards me
Both staring
I rise
Move towards them
I Start screaming
Leave now! Let me fucking Sleep! Get out!
They slowly drift off
I feel weak
Turn around
I see my body
Shit! I have to get back in my body
I crawl back to it
Eyes closed
Eyes open
Eyes open
I check the time
It’s only been fifteen minutes
Since I laid down
It’s only been fifteen minutes
I just want to sleep
Neck hurts
Better wash this blood off
BY OSCAR TORRES LEON
