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.

Copyright © | Year Posted 2016



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Date: 1/27/2020 7:36:00 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!
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Date: 1/27/2020 7:55:00 AM
Erica, Thanks for stopping by. Medication and their side effects can definitely be scary. - Have a good day, Gail
Date: 5/13/2016 9:28:00 PM
Gail, I wonder if we ever wake up from these weird dreams, I don't like the side effects, however I enjoyed. LINDA
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Date: 4/7/2017 4:13:00 PM
Hi Linda, Thanks for stopping by and commenting. Gail
Date: 5/7/2016 12:54:00 PM
gail, this is an awesome poem, thank you for sharing. *SKAT*
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Date: 4/7/2017 4:14:00 PM
Hi SKAT, Thank you for your kind words. - Gail
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