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Frantic Escape Sleepwalking

There was a smart young lad named Blaze
stress and nervousness on test days
tried to "calm down," laugh and talk.
The night before he'd sleepwalk,
he’d find himself in the dawn rays.



7/26/2018

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M. L. Kiser

August 7, 2018 at 2:39 PM

I'm told that I had an uncle who sleep walked. He died before I was born. I've had one occasion that I can recall where I actually awoke from a walk. It was rather trauma-driven, after caring for my late father who died with dementia. A well done piece, this one.

Kim Rodrigues

August 1, 2018 at 9:26 PM

My cousin sleepwalks! The stories his wife tells. Good one, Eve!

Faraz Ajmal

July 31, 2018 at 8:54 AM

This is a great take for the contest, I am sure thst it will do good in it but still I wish you best of luck, anyway what about his result, is it a real story or a fiction? In May I had given my GCSE exams and I am still waiting for the result (it is on 15 August) God, I still remember that even though my preparation was full, there was so much tension that I couldn't sleep through nights and I am still nervous about my result, good luck

Eve Roper

July 31, 2018 at 10:16 AM

Thank you, Faraz, yes this is a true story. My son would always stress when a test would come around. Hugs Eve

Connie Marcum Wong

July 29, 2018 at 8:39 PM

Great for the contest Eve! Is amazing that someone can sleep that soundly. I wake up if anything moves or breathes. Once I made my son get up to shower because he fell asleep with his clothes on and needed a shower. I came in the bathroom and he was standing there in the tub asleep in his wet clothes. The next day he didn't remember a thing! : )

Eve Roper

July 29, 2018 at 9:34 PM

Oh my, I never woke my son.. I always heard not too.

Andrea Dietrich

July 29, 2018 at 3:43 PM

I enjoyed your limerick take on this contest theme, Eve. Wow, there are so many different types of poems produced for this theme. Good luck to us all.

Anisha Dutta

July 29, 2018 at 7:52 AM

I was also tensed on test days causing disturbance in sleep. Sleep walking is better to release tension. All the best.

Mystic Rose Rose

July 28, 2018 at 5:32 PM

Stress can cause sleepwalking for sure, I knew a boy who used to pee in the hamper each night, His mom didn't know what to do to let him stop lol, Enjoyed your entry Eve. gl in the contest

Eve Roper

July 28, 2018 at 5:35 PM

Thank you, Pixie, that was my youngest son and it was always the kitchen trash can.. Hugs Eve

Janice Canerdy

July 27, 2018 at 8:20 PM

Eve, thanks for sharing your Blaze tale. At least he didn't sleepwalk outside and walk right into a mule as my brother did when we were kids! Janice

Eve Roper

July 28, 2018 at 5:37 PM

Thank you, Janice, of course it is dangerous . What did the mule do?.. Hugs Eve

Lyric Man

July 27, 2018 at 11:18 AM

Only thing worse than waking on in the dawn rays on the lawn is to do so and realize I'm without clothes or key. My only covering is my watch which informs me that I slept thru the exam ;). Fun write, Eve!!

Eve Roper

July 27, 2018 at 12:03 PM

Lyric Man, I didn't want to say it but he would get up to go to the bathroom, but instead of the bathroom he would walk to the garbage can in the kitchen and pee in it then go back to bed. I would never wake him up or punish him for it. This would always happen before a test or something important. He finally grew out of it.

Eric Boddie

July 27, 2018 at 9:08 AM

there once was a Beautiful lady named eve....truth was exhumed in every word she breathed....her hand had a pen....inspiring words to begin....confirming every thought she believed....very cute limerick mrs roper....;)

Eve Roper

July 27, 2018 at 11:58 AM

Awe, hi Eric, always so wonderful to hear from you :) you always make me smile with the ways you inspire me with your replies of a wonderful poem.. Thank you so much. I hope you are doing well.

Tom Cunningham

July 27, 2018 at 5:40 AM

Haha, hope he had his pyjamas' on.

Eve Roper

July 27, 2018 at 8:58 AM

Tom, my son always sleepwalk when he had something going on at school that made him nervous. I never woke him, but a couple of times it was embarrassing :-).