Sleep Paralysis

I lay in the pitch black

My eyes flicker and flutter

Awakening I am immobilized

Blankets acting as weights

pulling me deeper into murky shadow

A swift movement in the corner

Am I awake? or Dreaming?

No one is here, yet shadows dance

Tucking behind curtains

Peeking around closet doors

Fear overtakes me

a welling of force collects in my chest

a spinning motion in my stomach

shivers caress every inch of my skin

a Figure approaches swiftly

The sheets wrapping and entangle

like snakes wrapping its prey

In this bed i am consumed

I lie in wait for the end as the figure looms

Time slows to a crawl as we stand off

The fear keeps me alert

The fear feeds this unwelcomed visitor

The fear fuels my desire to escape

The fear is a symptom of Sleep Paralysis

The fear invokes my muscles to seize

The fear reminds me that there will be a tomorrow

But with nightfall comes this demon to haunt me