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Dreams in Blood Red Hues

Nightmare Villanelle

By DaphsamPublished 2 years ago 1 min read
Dreams in Blood Red Hues
Photo by Joshua Rondeau on Unsplash

Do not come calling tonight.

Terrifying dreams resurrected from fears so real.

My shadow dancer always in a fight.

Dark musings of my subconscious, hidden from the daylight.

My secret garden of veiled disquiet knows how I feel.

Do not come calling tonight.

Dreams that leave me with screams and upright.

In the darkness of the night my demon’s debut in full view.

My shadow dancer always in a fight.

Nightly battles render me languid despite,

Long hours of manifested worries on the peel.

Do not come calling tonight.

Tis too much to ask for a peaceful dream of delight?

My life is not so full of dangerous pursue.

My shadow dancer always in a fight.

Nay, vampire of fears like slippery eels,

Suck visions of beauty, leaving scenes blood red hues.

Do not come calling tonight.

My shadow dancer always in a fight.

Mental HealthVillanelleperformance poetry

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Daphsam

A dyslexic dreamer who once thought reading and writing were beyond reach. Yet here I am, an artist, wordsmith, and illustrator—ready to weave stories and poems from my artwork.

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  • Novel Allen2 years ago

    Tonight I am far away. I fear vampiric dreams are about this night. Rest well, I surely hope.

  • k eleanor2 years ago

    It's intensely evocative and so dark! I loved it!

  • Wonderfully dark

  • What strange creatures we are, indeed, to dance with shadows! Well-wrought!

  • This was so dark and poignant! I loved it so much!

  • Excellent!

  • Mother Combs2 years ago

    🤍

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