Ralph had a horrible nightmare <br />In which a demon was chasing him <br />But when he told his friends at the pub <br />They just laughed and said, 'It's only a dream' <br />Yet that dream came night after night <br />Still Ralph's friends laughed when he told them <br />Thinking that Ralph was a great storyteller <br />Or else going a little bit potty <br />Then one evening Ralph didn't show <br />At the pub at his usual time <br />So his friends went around to his house <br />To discover the door hanging off its' hinges <br />The place was in great disarray <br />Of Ralph there was no sign <br />Though all his belongings were still there <br />Fridge, freezer and larder well stocked <br />It seemed that nothing except Ralph had been taken <br />Yet strangely high up on the walls <br />Were several deep scratches <br />Yet there was no blood, the police were baffled <br />And although everyone searched everywhere <br />Ralph was never seen or heard of again.<br /><br />Marilyn Shepperson<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/a-nightmare-3/
