A colorful nightmare- Urvi Agrawal

One day, he messaged her

Out of the blue.

Her heart skipped a beat,

Her face turned red with love.

He turned her life bright

As yellow as the sun.

She got her hopes up

This was a positive sign

They decided to dance

Till the next day arrived.

She put on a new dress

Studded with purple emeralds,

That made her feel like a queen.

Puffed her face,

The pinkish hue lit up her room

Strapping on her new heels,

She went out to dance

Under the moon.

The blackness of the night couldn’t deter her

From meeting her love

Excited and elated

She waited till he arrived

Upon seeing him,

Her face turned white

For in her sight,

There was an evil

Waiting to capture,

Devour her soul

She wailed and shrieked

Tried to run away

The straps of her heels

Broke away

As she squirmed on the ground

Fear grappled her

She heard distant steps

She thought this was the end.

She looked up at the sky

The silvery moon said:

Stand up and fight!

This was not the end.

She reached out and grabbed the shards

Crystal clear they were

Soon they turned red.

A gold light emerged from the sky

Wanting her to take to another place

It was not my fault, she said

Of course, it was, said the light.

It was you who went out at night.

Fighting a lost battle

The universe seemed so unfair

She just wanted to wake up

From this nightmare.