Dreams of Darkness

I fear sleep like I used to fear days

Why can't I find peace in other ways

My dreams are dark, twisted, and gray

While I’m in them I pray only to see another day

I can't see the light through the guns and the smoke

As the waves crash upon me people watch as I choke

The darkness of the ocean, the voices of the dead

They all dance around in a rhythmic motion in my head

The tears of sorrow, pains of the past

Chasing me around with the shadows that they cast

The inner workings of my mind test the bindings of my soul

But in the end there is so much that the brain controls

I’m lost, stuck, and stranded in a dream that never seems to end

I’m sick of the way my mind likes to bend

I feel dawn approaching as I start to awaken

Please keep me up before I am overtaken
Copyright © | Year Posted 2011

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Carlson Avatar
April 26, 2011 at 7:25 PM
This poem has a disease and my poetry needs to catch it.
Brown Avatar
April 11, 2011 at 4:16 AM
I would like to welcome you to PoetrySoup Jennifer. Please keep writing and sharing your poetry. I wish you the best in your writing endeavors whatever they may be. Love, Carol
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April 9, 2011 at 9:08 PM
welcome to poetry soup and you wrote a most creative piece of poetry, very different.
Sweetheart Avatar
April 9, 2011 at 7:59 PM
Welcome to Poetry Soup.. so enjoyed reading your creative write tonight with it's interesting theme.. hope your time on P.S. will be fun and filled with sharing with luv...
Smith Avatar
April 9, 2011 at 12:01 PM
Wonderful read this afternoon. Looking forward to reading more. Take care. Dana'lynn
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April 9, 2011 at 7:10 AM
Deep write on dreams and fears...your images so real and scary
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