Nightmare

Frozen in timeless dark

choking on thumbtacks

lips being pierced with poison

I fight and bite and kick.

I find his eye sockets and dig

my fingers in hard, still he pins

me to the ground forcing poison

into my lips.

I manage to escape his grip

and start to dance on the street

with two blue scarves spinning

the freedom of sky around me.

He throws beer bottles that shatter

at my feet

and laughs as my dancing feet turn 

red with blood.