Monstrous Night

By Mehana Agnihotri

A night seems to stretch on

An endless black abyss

The stars twinkle in the heavens 

Cruelly mocking my plight 

The goddess of sleep

May not bless me 

But nightmares certainly do

As the darkness cocoons me 

In her deadly hue

The screams still haunt my ears

As the world burns before me

The smoke filling my lungs

As I see the destruction unfolding 

Everything is gone 

But the memories remain

Monsters that hide 

Under my mind

Showing their fangs

When nothing 

But the endless dark 

Of the night remains

By Mehana Agnihotri