Haunting

Sometimes in the middle of the night

I wake screaming your name

Hurt and tangled in my nightmare

A web of deception, captivating me with my pain

Sobs break through the dark’s silence

Escape slowly into the moonlight’s shadows

Trying to hide this terrible hurt

Beneath a pretty mask

Can’t let you see the tears run down

Or the heartache I feel

Slamming the door and walking away

Turn my back on you, so that I won’t betray myself

Nights full of an intense longing

And dreaming of my tragic desire

Wanting to be free from you

Free of the massive ties of my everlasting obsession

How can I break away from this

Your sweet face haunts me everywhere

As I go through each day in misery

With your laughter ring in my mind

Don’t want to close my eyes

Afraid of the torment it brings

Your tender smile flashes in my memory

The moment I lesson my guard

Finally submitting to the pressure

Closing my pain-filled eyes in defeat

Slowing myself to the bed

Anticipating the sweet agony

That occurs every dark evening

When you secretly haunt my dreams