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Do you remember?
Do you remember that man
Who walked down the steps,
Onto this broken land?

I remember his face,
Regular eyes and brown hair,
And yet for some reason,
For him, everyone bewared.

Why were the people scared?
He had but a few freckles,
But also dotting his neck and arms,
Were many dark red speckles.

Then I knew, because as if
An animal waiting to pounce, he then crawled.
He smiled with beast teeth,
As if ready, wanting, a bloody brawl.

Was there something wrong with him?
Maybe he purposely acted creepy,
As his head turned to look at me,
His teeth still bared, his eyes looking sleepy.

I shivered, hoping now,
Was he simply looking past me?
Definitely in my direction,
He prowled, and I wanted to flee.

Three tentative steps he took,
On his hand/claws with long nails.
"Get away from me!"
Is what I wanted to wail.

Where was everyone else;
Had they already ran away?
That would be smart of me,
Because with him, I could not stay.

He held me in his stare,
As I shivered so much.
He got back on his feet,
His claws and my chin touched.

Why does he not kill me now?
He could easily break my neck,
But then there was a great sound,
Like a car accident's wreck.

The next I woke, I jumped out of bed.
It was just a dream, is what I thought.
But my sister had had the same dream,
And yet the day after, she forgot.

Why don't you remember?
Was it a dream?
In the nightlight, are things
Not as they seem?