NIGHTMARES

slivers in time
divide my mind in fine
a world in miniature
framed at my door
when I move
it centers more 

splinters in my mind
telling me where to seek
the bottom-line sunk below
now i am swimming at sea
amidst floating insanity 

fissures in this sphere
my head cracking under pressure
now i see through the field
of shimmering lines that divide
reality from nightmare 

a land beyond
of terrifying dimensions
nightmares waking
my eyes are darkened
by the shadows
reality a glint
that tickles the back
of my head
but i belong now
to the realm of 
NIGHTMARES

11/4/21 – Andy McRae