Lem runs through the jungle,

cold and scared. 

The snake and the tiger come near.

The snake is huge,

a threatening figure.

As is the ferocious tiger. 

Lem is frozen

as they come near. 

Frozen in place by his very fear. 

Run! Run! his mind screams. 

But he cannot move.

Right as the tiger and snake reach him,

he jolts awake.

The nightmares plague him. 

The dreams always get worse. 

Lem only hopes that they aren't real. 

They never are.

He tries to wake up,

he really does.

But nothing works.

Never does, never will.

Lem goes to the window,

shaking with fear.

Sleep will not come to him.

Not now,

not here.