Poetry: Nightmares

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by Amanda R. Dollak

Created on: August 30, 2010

Lingering Nightmares

The darkness reaches out
To engulf my soul,
Drowning me in doubt
As midnight bells toll.
I scream o'er the billows;
Yet no one hears my cry-
I'm lost amongst my pillows,
Facing ghosts of by and by.

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