My Nightmare -- Poem

My eyelids flutter,

As I try to stay awake.

After my movie, I should not sleep.

But I’m so tired.

I’ll just close my eyes for a second...

When I open them again, I’m in a city.

A gray city.

There is no one around.

“Hello?”I cry out.

My echoes bounce back to me

Through the cement walls.

I decide to explore.

I wander around, touching the walls,

So I can find my way back.

Suddenly, I hear a sound.

The shuffling of footsteps.

I whirl around, searching.

I can see the faint outline of a shape,

As gray as the walls.

“Hello?”I ask, quietly.

The shape detaches itself from the wall,

And shuffles towards me.

Suddenly, I feel afraid.

I take a step back,

And I stumble.

I brace myself for the fall,

When the shade catches me.

I look up to thank it.

I bite back a cry of horror.

It’s skin is gray.

It has no eyes.

And it is my sister.

A faint look of recognition enters its gaze.

“Sis..ter?”It whispers, its voice,

Like the creak of an open door.

It reaches out a hand.

A gray hand,

With nails that look like claws.

It caresses my face,

And I shudder.

I feel cold.

I look down, at my arm,

Where it held on to me.

My skin was it’s normal color.

Except for the part around it’s hand.

Where my skin was as gray as the cement walls.

The grayness spread.

I screamed, and wrenched my hand from it’s grasp.

I ran as hard as I could.

“Come back!”It screeched, with it’s voice,

Like the creak of an open door.

It’s echoes bounced back to it

Through the cement walls.

I look over my shoulder,

And I stumble.

I close my eyes and brace myself for impact.

When I open my eyes again, I’m back

In my room.

I blink twice.

The sunlight is so bright.

I dash the tears from my cheeks.