I had two dreams in two nights time,
Both striking me with terror.
In the first I saw a beautiful woman
Staring back with lusty eyes.
Powerless to resist her I reached,
Hoping to caress the beauty.
In that instant, catastrophic decay
Overtook the woman’s face.
The skin of her cheeks falling away,
Exposing rotten black teeth.
Ambushed, panic rushed upon me
But I beheld the panic.
I cradled the once beautiful face gently
Below the chin, shaking.
The creature screamed savage shrieks
Snarling at my presence.
Dread assailed, demanding I run for safety,
But I would not yield.
Determined, I licked the curdled face,
Victorious. But over whom?
-T. Weeks
Life Immense 