Haunted dreams awaken within the drowsy mind, 
curdled memories that descend. 
Images flare and flash into darkness
in the stifling air of time.
Hidden reflections besieged by bitter
trials and tribulations surround a broken heart,
separated from the realities by trembling darts
that pierce one’s soul and plunge it 
into another day of sorrow,
shackled by bondage and flowing tears 
formed on good and evil.