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In memories and nightmares grey

A horror fell under closed eyes

There he was waiting to prey

And silence muffled all my cries

Long arms, long legs, long fingernails

A scream I couldn't even shriek

His skin was white, whiter than pale

My pulse did rise but it was weak

Behind the dresser inside my room

The man slinked up, revealed his face

No hair, sharp teeth and a crooked smile

And a shadow I could not erase

Again a scream I could not shriek

A whispered "help me" made no sound

I could not awaken from my sleep

And there was no one else around 

I now know why I dreamt of him

Because in my waking hours

A real man caused me so much harm

And my screams he would devour

I could not scream, I could not cry

I faced a real monster eye to eye

A vivid memory I won't forget

Was in my nightmares while I slept