‘NIGHTMARE’: POEM BY IBRAHIM AHMED KHAN, APEEJAY SCHOOL, NERUL

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MEMORIES WE LEARN TO KEEP,

INSIDE OUR SLEEP,

BUT FOR THE NIGHTMARES WE SEE,

WE DON’T FORGET TO WEEP.

A VERY SPOOKY TALE,

WE DREAMED AT NIGHT,

OR A LION’S TALE OR FACE,

GOD MADE FOR US TO FRIGHT.

BUT FOR THE NIGHTMARES I WATCH,

MADE ME PARALYSED,

MY BREATH SMELLS BAD,

AS I AM TERRIFIED.

IN THE STILLNESS OF THE NIGHT,

UNDER THE MOON’S CREEPY PEEP,

THE SHADOWS START TO WHISPER,

STIRRING FEARS FROM THE DEEP.

AFTER THE DAWN,

THE NIGHTMARES TAKE A LEAP,

SO WE FACE THE DAY WITH MEMORIES TO KEEP,

KNOWING NIGHT WILL COME AGAIN WITH

DREAMS SO STEEP!