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Sweet Nightmare

May 10, 2013
By caludiaLeal GOLD, Reedsburg, Wisconsin
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Caught in the fire
Breathing in hard
Clutching his hand
Desperately screaming
Losing him there
Waking up cold
Sweat down my face
Tears in my eyes
The black night that haunts me
Nightmares don’t cease
I hold his burnt hand
Reassuring he lived

© Hali S., Robinson, IL

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