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Someone gently rolls me over
Onto this white slab, belly down
And I wait    ...    like forever

Or at least it seems like forever, anyway

Above me is a mirror, 
So, I turn my head and strain to see it -
In seeing Runic inscriptions there on my backside,
I try to read them but can't ...
I can't interpret their meaning

Then, this drill of light
Comes and hovers over me.
I flip like a fish out of water
And I'm blinded out of my body

I can remember it now -
I fell into a deep
Strange awareness
That I was being abducted by aliens
Or was coming to in the middle of surgery

I was exposed, naked, and scared out of my wits -
That's when I began to write

And I haven't stopped since ...
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Duncan Avatar
September 5, 2024 at 4:07 PM
This was cute
Schiavina Avatar
May 27, 2024 at 7:15 AM
Congratulations on having entered our Poetry Soup Wagon- destination unknown- with lots of laughter, tears and surprises as we entertain each other with verses embracing life the image of God that is Love.
Woods Avatar
May 23, 2024 at 1:08 PM
Wow... a scary experience...I hope writing helps you and you obvious love of the Spiritual. You've made yourself vulnerable here, although you hide a little behind humor. Thank you for giving us a peek into your soul. Xo
George Avatar
May 17, 2024 at 8:43 PM
You had an eerie experience! Probably you are convalescing after a surgery and the experience you narrated must have occurred under semi sedation. Now that you have enough time and can't do much, you turned to poetry! Am I right?
Bartley Avatar
May 18, 2024 at 3:40 PM
Sort of, spiritually perhaps. I feel exposed by sharing.
Buhagiar Avatar
May 16, 2024 at 10:32 PM
I'm never naked when I write :) Good to let your imagination have a field day. For a moment I thought they were going to tattoo your back :)
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