Nightmares from the Deep

Sometimes I dream of misery 

Despair consumes my unconscious mind and I become lifeless 

I float aimlessly through an empty void filled with the demons of my past 

My future stands but a sliver of a chance but that sliver is enough to combat the pain of the moment 

Nights like this, I cry raindrops that fall to lost souls on earth 

I came apart because I’m torn between life and love 

But they are the forces also holding me together 

My nightmare is as deep as the deepest ocean as spaced as the unknown universe 

Clowns dance on the graves of the unhappy 

Trying to make them laugh in a world that stifles humor 

I’ll always appreciate reality 

Because it’s the only truth I have the luxury of enjoying 

Nightmares from the deep are a common occurrence 

But just once I want a pleasant dream 

  

  

  

Tony L. Jefferson, Jr. 2013