No Rest For the Weary

When I wake up after a troubling nightmare the rest is history

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Line Gauthier

Date: 3/11/2020 7:14:00 PM

Very witty, John. Love it.

John Watt
Date: 3/13/2020 12:15:00 AM

I think I was trying to fall back to sleep when I wrote this, lol!

FJ Thomas

Date: 1/11/2020 10:03:00 AM

Very true even in a literal sense dear John. Aside from the nonsensical we, at times, are forced to relive parts of our past we try hard to forget. And as you say, the rest was history. Makes you think this does :)

John Watt
Date: 1/11/2020 1:55:00 PM

FJ, there's a whole vault of sadness, regret, hurt, sorrow, and fears that sometimes splash into our subconscious like acid. The longer we live, the more that vault seems to grow. It's a mercy it doesn't happen every night! Thanks for the visit and sharing your thoughts ~ John

Andrea Dietrich

Date: 1/2/2020 8:30:00 PM

GREAT one liner!!

John Watt
Date: 1/2/2020 11:20:00 PM

Thank you, Andrea!

Maureen McGreavy The Insolent Rib

Date: 1/1/2020 8:18:00 PM

Brilliant line, love it!

John Watt
Date: 1/1/2020 10:39:00 PM

Maureen, glad you stopped by. I appreciate your kind words. ~ John

Brandy Nicole

Date: 1/1/2020 4:39:00 PM

Nightmares leave you feeling lost, afraid and so many other emotions. Always nice to caress a dream. Sometimes though, frightening moments occur while we sleep. Well said my friend. ~ Brandy

John Watt
Date: 1/1/2020 10:45:00 PM

I wish we could tell our subconscious to play only dreams and not nightmares. I do believe bad dreams teach us something about ourselves if we're willing to listen. Thanks for your encouragement to 'caress the dream', I like that. Blessings ~ John

Ann Foster

Date: 1/1/2020 4:26:00 PM

I get this. It is very deep... Ty.. sadly I agree. Well written no matter.. and powerfully true... Ann

John Watt
Date: 1/1/2020 10:40:00 PM

Ann, TY for the read and thoughtful comment. Your words are an encouragement to me ~ John