Somewhere

I’m inside the night
Twirling my thumbs
Watching moths 
About my head
Beating soft wings
Against things.

I’m outside the day
Wiping sweat from
The back of my neck
Watching pterodactyls 
Beating their huge 
Wings like heavy plastic
Against the scorching air.

I’m inside my bed
Turning occasionally
Imagining the breath
Of a vast ocean one
Thousand yards below 
Me and the damp salty
Air wets my face and ears.

I’m beneath the clay
Dreaming I’m alive.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2010

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July 24, 2010 at 10:02 AM
Well done David, enjoyed your poetry, lots of hidden messages..Have a nice one,..p.d.
Bloomsfield Avatar
July 24, 2010 at 4:16 AM
From beneath that clay,yes David we can all dream we are alive. .In dreams anything is possible,that's why I love dreaming as much as I love living,even If I'm living just beneath the clay. .tmfvs,C.C.
Knop Avatar
July 23, 2010 at 7:29 AM
Enjoyed the read, David! And thank you for commenting "Water-Meadows"....Have a nice weekend!...Gert
Brown Avatar
July 23, 2010 at 6:55 AM
I enjoyed reading your awesome poetry this morning David. I will be away for the weekend and will be back to read Monday. May you have a wonderful weekend filled with love and inspiration. Love, Carol
Dietrich Avatar
July 22, 2010 at 11:11 PM
David, this is simply awesome! A fav for this one. Beating soft wings against things...... and the meaning of the whole poem! Luv, Andrea
Delacroix Avatar
July 22, 2010 at 9:24 PM
Interesting dream. A nice feeling of the damp salty ocean air after the scorching air where pterodactyls were flying. :) Well done, David.
Neels Avatar
July 22, 2010 at 9:18 PM
Have to say when I started reading this I wasn't sure where it was going.. Awesome ending David.. Wilma
Whipps Avatar
July 22, 2010 at 8:56 PM
good write....
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