Gail Debole Poet Rhyme

Side Effects

Written by Gail DeBole
on April 23, 2016

Medicine prescribed for somebody's woe.
Could be for sickness, a worry or intense pain from a foe. 

You say to beware of the medicine
That brings on the dreams
That are weirder or bizzare-r than they’ve ever been.

It’s an awareness I lack when I fall into REM
Because my dreams have NEVER followed a logical trend.

Their logic (if any) is hidden from me
Within cushions of context and layers of meaning that blend.

How much weirder can my dreams ever become?
They’ve been weird all my life 
And it is sometimes fun

To convince myself that I really understand
What is going on in my mind -
my convoluted land.

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Erica Berg January 27, 2020 at 7:36 AM Medications can throw on a lot of side effects. Some dreams or nightmares can help you see a different outlook in things too. It's crazy how chemicals from things that are supposed to help us tend to sometimes do more damage. Keep up the good work! Gail Debole January 27, 2020 at 7:55 AM Erica, Thanks for stopping by. Medication and their side effects can definitely be scary. - Have a good day, Gail

Poet Destroyer A May 13, 2016 at 9:28 PM Gail, I wonder if we ever wake up from these weird dreams, I don't like the side effects, however I enjoyed. LINDA Gail Debole April 7, 2017 at 4:13 PM Hi Linda, Thanks for stopping by and commenting. Gail

Skat A May 7, 2016 at 12:54 PM gail, this is an awesome poem, thank you for sharing. *SKAT* Gail Debole April 7, 2017 at 4:14 PM Hi SKAT, Thank you for your kind words. - Gail