My love

Awoken by thy midnight toll, the dream still fresh

In mind. Engulfed by deafening darkness, thoughts

Of fear. I'm drowning in the silent night. I run

To see if you're still here. I shout and call, but no sound

Returns my plea. I find my bedroom and lay down

My head to reenter slumber, but the numbness of sleep

Is interrupted by monumental misgivings that shake my soul,

In dead of night I hear a noise. My eyes open, heart

Is beating erratically. My body ensnarled by claws

Of fear. I turn around to look. My chamber walls

Encased by shadows embrace, my safe cocoon is full

Of dread. The noise continues to drive my sleep away

My eyeballs fall upon the closet door. I see

A liquid creep and crawl from underneath.

I slowly approach the door. It sounds familiar. Thoughts

Of wonder enter mind, it couldn't be. Consumption rang

In my mind. I reached the doorknob with trembling hand.

The door began to shake and open, blackness filled

My view. I awoke in bed covered in sweat. I looked

At the closet, my heart stopped. The door was open to reveal

The inside. It was bloodstained, the wood engraved

With words that made me run. Just three simple words

And eight letters. Running through my brain

I can't believe it actually said "I love you."