Fear

I have nightmares, these days,

Trouble sleeping. I wake up at 4,

Not sweating and screaming, not like

The clichés. But wondering

Where I am. And why were those

People turning into pigs, and cats.

And since when did pigs start

Eating humans.

I get scared. And have trouble

Going back to sleep. Wondering when I

Wake up, will there be a pointy-eared

Animal, standing next to me,

Waiting for a chew from my neck;

Or my thighs. Maybe. Why do I get

These nightmares? And why

Am I scared? I do not believe in ghosts.

No.

The child in me, who spat with

Disdain at such thoughts? Where is

He? Is his loss the reason

I suffer these nightmares?