One of things I suffer with is recurring nightmares..I have done two poems about this subject. I feel this one was clearest to my recollection.

 

Genuflect

I close my eyes

chanting fills my mind

I feel a chill inside

branches edge up my thighs

thorns encircle my arms

I breathe to keep my calm

I see the creature with black hair

female in stature with her white eyed stare

my body in traction "Genuflect" is shouted

I am forced to my knees my head lowered

a church in the background

but the doors are closed

her nails graze my cheek

I feel so exposed

my senses on fire I must awaken

I am safe its morning again.