Nightmare

You came to me in the night

saying kind words with soft touches

driving me from the light

because of want, not need

mind thoroughly grasped in evil clutches

within a fortnight, I was driven

insane

have I yet to be forgiven

even with no exterior

feigned?

Cursed dreams that teach

nothing

a reminder of past mistakes

forget

emotional surge of that I wish

disappear

Regret. despair. lunacy. rage.

byproducts of nightmares

mind trapped in sleepless cage

as body prostrated in prayer

a fortnight of writhing and crying

suddenly cease to be

those evil hands that spurned haunting

banished for eternity

Respect

Hard to gain

hard to maintain

but without the slightest strain

all my respect for you is slain

You may be a person

in that no one can deny

but respect is not given but gained

I could care less if you died

Evil comes and evil goes

facades plenty in tow

O, you will meet your Maker

and on that day I shall laugh

when your soul does burn in melting heater

I can see your motives inside

not even your decisions can hide

upon my life I swear I will find

a way to destroy your very kind

so learn to respect

me and all those I connect

because to them I will protect

and gladly see you wrecked

Respect.