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Lights Out Anxiety

How I dread that time of the night
     Lights out as I wait anxiously
To fall asleep, encounter dreams
     My subconscious delivery

Will they be sweet and filled with peace?
     Or will dreams take a different course
If spicy food has been consumed
     Nightmares display severe remorse

Some say dreams reflect the future
     Counselors say they reflect past acts
But where do the monsters come from?
     Those who try to whack with axes!

So as I lay me down to sleep
      I pray for dreams that bring sweet thoughts
With loving hearts we approach day
     “Lights Out!” Anxieties increase


*For Dane Ann's "Lights Out" Contest

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Robert Pettit

Date: 2/15/2011 7:50:00 PM

I see this won for your in a contest. Congratulations. You have your usual great wording in this essay.

Carol Sunshine Brown

Date: 7/22/2010 8:45:00 AM

Congratulations Carolyn on your win in Dane Ann Smith-Johnsen's contest "Lights Out". Love, Carol

Joyce Johnson

Date: 7/21/2010 10:27:00 PM

Great poem. Too bad about the anxieties. I don't remember any bad dreams. Congratulations on your win. Love, Joyce

Jessica Arteaga

Date: 7/21/2010 9:39:00 PM

spicy food gives you bad dreams o.0 I think at worst they give me gas lol, i love dreams! always have a different dream somewhere, enjoyed your poem congrats :D

Timothy Brumley

Date: 7/20/2010 8:08:00 PM

My nightmares always include someone I love in great peril and I can't seem to help them, or I've lost them somehow. But I've never been chased by an axeman before! Nice poem Carolyn, I added another verse to mine making it a perspective of three, check it out!

Joe Flach

Date: 7/19/2010 8:45:00 AM

Terrific poem, Carolyn. Yup, that axe murderer guy seems to make the rounds. May all your dreams be sweet and pleasant. Joe

James Fraser

Date: 7/17/2010 10:43:00 AM

Superb piece Carolyn, I like it. As you know, the anxieties when the lights go out can be so frightening. My Steven has not had any episodes for a few months now, no longer is the hand coming out of the ceiling, and no longer there is someone standing beside his bed. I just hope this continues. Good luck in Dane Ann's contest >> James