Bad Dreams

My recurring dream Has a single theme Involves no real story line To elaborate or define Randomly when I go to sleep Just before REM transitions to deep Some realisation of utter dread Makes me scream and leap out of bed Sometimes I face my final breath With seconds to avert my certain death Another is loss of something dear Retracing my steps in utter fear Mostly I forget my name Terror taking over as I search my brain Slowly I start to come round Climb back in bed and settle down My heart rate up on the ceiling Mind and body both still reeling I've been through a never event Lived the emotion, felt the intent It didn't happen, so why does my mind Put me through it time after time As a child I'd dream sirens stole my blue eyes Replacing with black, after tricking with lies I'm not scared of the dark or what's under the bed Just scared of what's lurking inside my head

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Hat Bueckert

Date: 3/9/2023 8:30:00 PM

That last line rings true, too much rattling around up there some nights. Nicely done! (My childhood one was sharks.... not sure why)

Di11y Da11y
Date: 3/9/2023 10:32:00 PM

Thanks, poor sharks had a terrible press in the past. Apparently I slept through a car alarm last going off night :)