Line Gauthier Poet Free verse

Astral Trip Version 2

It seemed like an innocent experiment simple enough I had read the steps
Bedtime routine out of the way I was ready to start ~

Relaxing tape playing for ambiance I was gone in an instant
With zero recollection of the next thirty minutes
When I heard a thunderous clic signaling the music had suddenly stopped

Overcome with a blissful calm feeling I refused to open my eyes
Having a very different reaction than my bedfellow
Who was quite unaware of my little experiment

While he was busy screaming and throwing pillows 
At the figure in the dark standing motionless at the foot of the bed
I managed to let slip out a couple of reassuring “it’s ok’s”
Eyes still blissfully closed as I was savoring the last milliseconds
Of my soul’s sudden re-entry briskly sucked in 
Inches above my navel with almost a slurping sound

That was my first and last astral trip a little too very real for my liking



AP: Honorable Mention 2023

Submitted on September 29, 2020 for contest "THE UNEXPLAINED" sponsored by CAROLYN DEVONSHIRE  -  RANKED 2ND

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Caren Krutsinger October 20, 2020 at 7:10 AM I enjoyed thinking of your astral trip; my father was an astral traveler. He claimed he could think of another place and be there immediately. My granddaughter saw him at her upstairs window once, after he was supposedly "gone". Ha! Line Gauthier October 20, 2020 at 1:22 PM You've got to know what you're doing when playing in those realms ~

Anne-Lise Andresen October 2, 2020 at 11:04 AM - Sounds to me .... very scary, Line :) - Congratulations on your 2nd place in the contest :) - hugs // Anne-Lise :) Line Gauthier October 3, 2020 at 4:05 AM The experience itself was peaceful but I had no desire to do it again ~ thanks, Sunshine.

Carolyn Devonshire October 2, 2020 at 10:48 AM Line, I have a similar tape, but it is designed for past-life regressions. Late Souper Daver Austin wrote a novel about astral projection. Fascinating topic and a very good story poem. Congratulations on a great win! Best wishes, Carolyn Line Gauthier October 3, 2020 at 4:06 AM Thank you so much, Carolyn. What an interesting contest ~