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Kill the Dream, Kill the Dreamer

Alone A child caught in dreams Monsters chase My legs can not move Frozen in this dream of horror The funhouse of tortured thoughts The monsters chase and chase They shall consume me Their dragon fire burns the fear inside of me I wake, shocked I gaze at the darkness in fear I run back inside my nightmare I have a teddy bear, to save me No no no , he is the monster after me I am confused, in this dream that chases me The roller coaster must end, please Daybreak and refuge, I survived Until the monsters surface I know they will I escape them, night after night So that they may taunt me Again and again Now I am older Taunted no more By childish cauchemars (nightmares) Now I am haunted Yes, I am a skeleton of myself Tiss you who haunts me From afar, I cling to desires unfulfilled You are the monster tormenting my heart I long for that passionate kiss How did things go amiss?

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Pandita Sietesantos

Date: 6/22/2014 5:09:00 AM

Hi Arthur, brilliant write - reminds me of some of my nightmares and trying to escape them especially the recurring ones! Well done, my friend!

Cherl Dunn

Date: 6/21/2014 8:33:00 PM

You've captured the nightmare realm very well in this write, well done again my friend loved it brilliant. Thank you enjoyed my tolerance poem, and my baron wasteland but know in the baron wasteland it's a rewite as a tribute to the trail of tears and to the women and children whom parished in this horrible event. cheri

Richard Lamoureux

Date: 6/20/2014 7:42:00 PM

I think I have been caught in this same nightmare! If only the alarm were a bit louder.

Arthur Vaso
Date: 6/20/2014 7:53:00 PM

Thanks Richard, I actually had a very happy childhood, this was inspired by the fact that as a child I had nightmares of being chased by huge teddy bears!!

Casarah Nance

Date: 6/16/2014 12:39:00 PM

I always want to re read your poems a million times and analyze every word. The funhouse of tortured thoughts, really hun, who thinks that way beside you, you are twisted, sweet, sexy and twisted ;-x mwah

Arthur Vaso
Date: 6/17/2014 9:48:00 PM

I should start a poetmiles points reward system!!! Thanks as always for your very kind words!

Olive Eloisa Guillermo - Fraser

Date: 6/16/2014 1:26:00 AM

Teddy bear, dragon fires, rollercoaster,skeleton... I can see stages of life beneath those words....

Arthur Vaso
Date: 6/17/2014 9:46:00 PM

And now I do too!!! Thanks Olive!

Toquyen Harrell

Date: 6/16/2014 12:31:00 AM

Sounds like you need dreams, Arthur! You don't have the other one, so you get on to this one, lol. That should keep you occupied, haha. I say "dream on", ha :)

Arthur Vaso
Date: 6/17/2014 9:45:00 PM

Thanks Toguyen, I shall try!

Tim Smith

Date: 6/16/2014 12:25:00 AM

I remember the cant move dreams where your legs hurt...Go to the one you want Art and grab that kiss before your dreams disappear.

Arthur Vaso
Date: 6/17/2014 9:43:00 PM

Hi Tim, yes that's what started this poem, used to have dreams like that as a kid! Thanks