Cameron Hartley Poet Free verse

Bad Dreams

Author's Note:
surah- chapter of the quraan/ prayer
jinn- invisible spirits which can be good or bad,
and may interact with men and can create bad dreams

*(Philosophical)

When I had bad dreams
My love taught me surahs
That I might recite at night
To prevent my mind 
From being poisoned
By evil jinn...

I thought of gently reminding him
That jinn were not the only beings
Capable of evil-
Nor could they be blamed 
For every troubled mind-
The memory of a smack
Stings at least as much
As from a being of clay as fire;
Harsh words are as scalding
As from a tongue of flame-
At least were it jinn
I could have claimed
It was something inhuman
That harmed me,
Not my own-

But 
I don't say these things-
It's not his fault...
So I smile,
And tell him I love him,
And let him explain to me
How to rid myself of
The only demons he knows
How to protect me from

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Joe Maverick February 12, 2014 at 12:25 PM Hmm.. The genie's eh..' well Cameron congrats on the win. with a hard subject here's wishing you well...'

Dr.Ram Mehta February 12, 2014 at 9:27 AM Enjoyed the poem and congrats on the win, cameron Cameron Hartley February 12, 2014 at 9:52 AM I won?? cool :)

Anne-Lise Andresen February 12, 2014 at 3:24 AM - Another contest sponsored by: Giorgio V. - "Impress me IV" - CONGRATULATIONS ON YOUR WINNING POEM,CAMERON - ENJOYABLE TO READ YOURS AND A PLEASURE TO PARTICIPATE :))) - Anne-Lise :) Cameron Hartley February 12, 2014 at 9:53 AM Thanks Anna Lise :)

Robert Rogers February 11, 2014 at 11:45 PM Whoa!!!...Girl, CH, you better forget the dumb sh*t about a "Jinn"-whose odds are trillions and trillions to none that it can hurt you in dreams, and worry about the "REAL THREAT"!...an abuser, who will, one day, without question, go too far-and make you a part of "History"! Nice write, just hope it isn't reality! xoxoxo//Sinclair Robert Rogers February 12, 2014 at 10:01 AM CH, because I wrote a poem about a Jinn last night, it is called "I stood watch over your dreams last night", check it out and tell me what you think...also, I am happy you turned out fine!!! :-)..xoxoxo//Sinclair Cameron Hartley February 12, 2014 at 9:55 AM Lol I don't think there's any danger of murder- just my dad was part of the "my dad hit me and i turned out just fine" generation