I woke up in a ring of fire
Charred faces, eyes glowing
Impish smiles, the sound of teeth
Grinding against bone
Has the devil called my number?
Do I stay locked in this warm embrace?
This hellish furnace
Is there a back door to this nightmare?
Will I awake between fresh white sheets?
Wrists tied to the sides of the bed
The sweet smiling face of a nurse
Telling me everything will be all right
She has no idea what lives inside my head
A seed planted long ago
You will never amount to anything
Hear it long enough, you will believe it
This makes it true
I need to find another back door…
©anitadawes
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