This tale is one of my 'little oddities' as I call them! It has no main character, or theme, but is just an ordinary story that turns very quickly into a nightmare!! It just came to me from out of the blue, and I quickly wrote it down! I hope you enjoy it!
Twas often my pleasure at the end of the day
to relax and soak all my tensions away,
Covered in bubbles and soothed by the steam
I'd close my eyes tightly and lie there and dream.
Until that one night that has not long gone by
that I still remember as clear as the sky;
I'd filled up the tub and I'd added some spice
to soften the water and make it smell nice,
Then I disrobed and stepped into the heat
and felt a contentment right down to my feet!
How long I just laid there I don't really know,
and then a vibration began from below.
Instantly curious I opened my eyes
to see the light blink out, much to my surprise!
Not unduly bothered, I sat up real slow
and felt something slimy brush past my big toe!
I jerked in the water in sudden surprise
and felt it again as it snaked around my thighs!
Thats when I panicked as something was wrong
deep down in my bathtub where it didn't belong!
Gripping the tub sides I struggled to stand
then felt something smooth pulling hard at my hand,
I fell back so heavily my head hit the base,
and lashings of tentacles wrapped round my face!
Unable to breathe, I just fought to be free
of what had now gripped and was pulling at me,
The water drained quickly, as now on my side
It pulled me to where the plug hole gaped so wide!
Frozen in terror and gasping for breath,
I knew this thing dragged me toward certain death.
Down through the darkness my arms and legs flopped,
I knew I was dead as my poor heart had stopped!
Then, with a jerk I sat up in sheer fright;
water sprayed skyward and hissed on the light!
I realised then it had all been a dream,
I'd slept in the bath, too relaxed from the steam!
And as I sat smiling in sudden relief.....
I felt the vibration that started beneath!
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