Arthur Vaso Poet Light Verse

Kill the Dream, Kill the Dreamer

Alone
A child caught in dreams
Monsters chase
My legs can not move
Frozen in this dream of horror
The funhouse of tortured thoughts
The monsters chase and chase
They shall consume me
Their dragon fire burns the fear inside of me
I wake, shocked I gaze at the darkness in fear
I run back inside my nightmare
I have a teddy bear, to save me
No no no , he is the monster after me
I am confused, in this dream that chases me
The roller coaster must end, please
Daybreak and refuge, I survived
Until the monsters surface
I know they will
I escape them, night after night
So that they may taunt me
Again and again

Now I am older
Taunted no more
By childish cauchemars (nightmares)
Now I am haunted
Yes, I am a skeleton of myself
Tiss you who haunts me
From afar, I cling to desires unfulfilled
You are the monster tormenting my heart
I long for that passionate kiss
How did things go amiss?

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Pandita Sietesantos June 22, 2014 at 5:09 AM Hi Arthur, brilliant write - reminds me of some of my nightmares and trying to escape them especially the recurring ones! Well done, my friend!

Cherl Dunn June 21, 2014 at 8:33 PM You've captured the nightmare realm very well in this write, well done again my friend loved it brilliant. Thank you enjoyed my tolerance poem, and my baron wasteland but know in the baron wasteland it's a rewite as a tribute to the trail of tears and to the women and children whom parished in this horrible event. cheri

Casarah Nance June 16, 2014 at 12:39 PM I always want to re read your poems a million times and analyze every word. The funhouse of tortured thoughts, really hun, who thinks that way beside you, you are twisted, sweet, sexy and twisted ;-x mwah Arthur Vaso June 17, 2014 at 9:48 PM I should start a poetmiles points reward system!!! Thanks as always for your very kind words!

Olive Eloisa Guillermo - Fraser June 16, 2014 at 1:26 AM Teddy bear, dragon fires, rollercoaster,skeleton... I can see stages of life beneath those words.... Arthur Vaso June 17, 2014 at 9:46 PM And now I do too!!! Thanks Olive!

Toquyen Harrell June 16, 2014 at 12:31 AM Sounds like you need dreams, Arthur! You don't have the other one, so you get on to this one, lol. That should keep you occupied, haha. I say "dream on", ha :) Arthur Vaso June 17, 2014 at 9:45 PM Thanks Toguyen, I shall try!

Tim Smith June 16, 2014 at 12:25 AM I remember the cant move dreams where your legs hurt...Go to the one you want Art and grab that kiss before your dreams disappear. Arthur Vaso June 17, 2014 at 9:43 PM Hi Tim, yes that's what started this poem, used to have dreams like that as a kid! Thanks