Nightmares

Hopes and dreams are swift
as nightmares burn behind our retinas;
clawing their way forward,
reveling in our inner fears.

Darkness moves slowly:
enveloping, swarming, choking
 all the light out;
enveloping, swarming, choking
'til one ray of light remains.

A ray of light beckons ahead
drawing a line through the dark;
whispering, calling us forward,
sweeping a path to save us
from the clutches of despair.