HORROR Poem: I Could Only Prey, by Nicole Dwyer

The situation was unprovoked.
Your rage was indescribable.
Your words were unfathomable.
Your strength felt superhuman.
My fear was insurmountable.
As if my words were set on repeat, I could only mutter please stop.
I could not cry, not yet.
With each passing second, your rage escalated and vigor intensified.
You continued to dominate my body.
The day you laid your hands on me, I came face to face with the devil.
I could only pray.
Then the unthinkable happened- it was not only you and I.
I was staring back at you, as the gun pressed firmly against your temple.
That was the moment.
I was not looking back at someone I once knew.
Your eyes were no longer green.
You were a hollow shell.
My tears flowed and I could only pray.
My subconscious stopped listening and hearing.
I was emotionally paralyzed.
I could not think.
I could not speak.
My tears and whimpers were now uncontrollable.
I could only pray.

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