The Nightmare

Night time comes, the sandman calls, suddenly reality fades fantasy begins, the lights are dim The scene sets, time it has nothing on you no beginning, no end, no middle Gently at first, slow and focused, you see it you cry out, no one hears but you You scream, you beg, you plead with it to stop, but, it doesn't, it goes on forever, Suddenly as by stroke of fate, daylight Then it begins, the reality of the night before It plays over and over again, every time you blink Now there's no sound, just images The day goes forward, precious energy You yearn to forget, you pray it leaves you But, it doesn't, it stays, calling you by your name So you change your face, but it recognizes you always You put on a façade, you smile always But its there, and you know, when the evening comes It will be back, over and over and over Just repeating itself till you die from it