A Nightmare Apart

a poem by Siddharth Bhattacharya

Wake up in a dream
From the bed of thorns so soft
In the pool of blood
Stains in wall of torment
In the dark night
The moon bathes in sorrow
The howls of the forest
Screams in your mind in horror
Awake to the pain
The wounds of past distaste
Shame of dishonoured sins
Hang on the naked walls
Through the mist you smell the rot
Out of the room in hades
The emptiness is so fulfilling
The inferno lies in wait
For the arrival of the damned
The fog around your body so chilling
As the unholy greets with dismay
The darkness in the eyes so stark
See the tempter in glory
Roaming in the wilderness
The refusal to heavens persists
In chains of excruciating pain
The sinners are torn apart
Their dismembered body cry
As the devil feeds on their heart
O such sights to see
O such a pain to endure
O such a gory conquest
It’s just a nightmare apart