John Lawless Poet Free verse

Conspiracy Theory

Conspiracy Theory

Dreams conspire
huddling beneath pillows,
curdling thoughts
spilling into sleep,
conjoined contradictions
circling confusion’s
REM sleep strobe.

Faces wander
through a mist
that never was,
awakening
dormant revelers,
reigniting a fevered
forgetfulness.

Muscles tense,
hearts pound,
innocent sheets
lay witness
to life’s aftermath
revisited.

Consciousness intrudes,
sunshine
in a dark room,
blinding the shadows
stumbling
over yesterdays
clinging 
to dreams.


©1/19/2018

submitted to – Your vest free verse 2018 – Poetry contest
sponsor – John Hamilton

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Susan Ashley March 4, 2018 at 8:25 PM Beautiful and intriguing John. Nighttime visitations through sleep so elegantly expressed with poetic lines filled with dramatic imagery and sprinkled with wonderful alliteration.. Congratulations on your wonderful win. ~Susan

Line Gauthier March 3, 2018 at 1:43 PM Congrats on your win, John. A most enjoyable read.

John Hamilton February 27, 2018 at 9:55 AM Interesting and captivating write John, congrats on a fine placement in my contest!