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Writing in The Dark

Nightmares

By Keith McHughPublished 2 years ago 1 min read
"Nightmares" 11"x14" Acrylic on canvas by; Keith McHugh

Dare to be Rare,

Compare Nowhere,

It's okay if they Stare.

Is there anybody there?

Is there anyone anywhere?

Is there anything you wish to share?

I tried looking elsewhere,

They didn't seem to care,

It didn't seem fair.

A dream or nightmare,

Peering through a blank stare,

Unaware, I see the masks they wear.

Dare to be rare,

Compare nowhere,

Time has come to be a pair.

We are everywhere,

Everything, everybody breathing air,

We declare an end to the despair.

We are sorry for the cross you bare,

The dreams that gave quite a scare,

We needed you to be aware.

We needed you to really care,

To repair the tare somewhere,

Caused by psychological warfare.

Dare to be rare,

Compare nowhere,

Life is a love affair.

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About the Creator

Keith McHugh

Good day to the wonderful soul reading this. I'm so glad to be able to share my art with so many awesome people, with such great imaginations. I hope you enjoy my little contribution. See you in the station.

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