The green light from the smoke detector catches my eye

It seems so real yet it could all be a lie

Before I have been deceived and therefore I am wary

My own body and mind are often what I find most scary

I try to look around to find an error or a smugde

But my neck is stiff and though I try, it will not budge

I can feel my entire body becoming heavy as can be

As i hear a sound outside my door

Is he coming for me?

Pearls of sweat are forming on my skin

I could be drowning in them without even noticing

I hear the door open and feel a wave of relief

As I see my dear friend looking calmy upon me

I suddenly wonder why she disturbs me at this late hour

And horrified i realise that I can hear someone else in the shower

I want to scream, to tell her to flee

But no sound comes out and she just stares blankly at me

Then I understand that she knows what he’ll do

“Don’t worry” she says “he has a bullet for me too”

It all turned out to be nothing but a dream

But still, every night it returns and I awaken in a scream