Night Terrors

I never saw them coming

They would just be coming

At first I could only hear them

I could hear them walking

The steps would get louder

I would put the pillow over my head

But their steps would be louder and not stop

Then they would take me

First they would take my voice

I tried to call my mommy

But no sound would come out

I would scream as loud as I could

But there was no sound

My hands would grip the sheets

And I would brace myself

They would then take my tongue

It would become thick

Then they would take my ears

And they would pound that sound

They would pound that sound

And pound that sound

Then they would take my mind

And tell me I was theirs

Then they would take time

And I was frozen in fear

And nothing would move

Locked in my own death

I would see everyone I loved

I would see them leave

I would only feel the cold

And I would shake

My numb body and mind

Then I would tell them

They could have me now

And they would leave

But I knew they’d be back

And I kept their secret