The Deepest Parts of Me

What can you do when your dreams are so disturbing, so demented that you wake up silently screaming?

Shaking with all of my  body as the tears flow freely.
Shivers running up and down my spine
As the images persistently linger.
Clawing at my mind an heart
Not wanting me to reach the light.
Not that they need put forth much effort.
Part of these images  have found a way to my waking mind
Mixing dream with reality.
Will the torture ever end?

What can be done when dreams are the battlefield
Where you do things that in waking hours
Would shock and dismay you.
Make your blood run cold.

Are dreams truly a place to work through the things our conscious mind can't handle?
What do you do when those thoughts not only seep into waking hours
But start to blur reality.
When you catch yourself doing things,
Things you never thought you were capable of.
Where can you draw the line then.
Tell yourself STOP! 
This cannot be
This cannot happen.
THIS IS NOT YOU!

But is it really true.
Maybe it is you
Maybe dreams are the only place you can truly be.
Even if it terrifies you to your very core
Makes you question everything about you.
Leaves you teetering on the brink of madness.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2009

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Lea Avatar
December 12, 2013 at 6:00 PM
i like it.
Brown Avatar
November 3, 2009 at 11:38 AM
Thank you for sharing your poetry with us today Julie. Wishing you a wonderful week filled with love and inspiration. Love, Carol
Owens Avatar
November 2, 2009 at 7:17 PM
Nice poem...Marty
Culverhouse Avatar
November 2, 2009 at 5:17 PM
I have had dreams like that lately, when I am not sleeping good. nice poem, keep sharing")
Devonshire Avatar
November 2, 2009 at 4:08 PM
Having had nightmares since childhood, this poem really touched me. Yes, these thoughts cross our minds during waking hours, but where do they come from? Indeed, waking from such a dream can leave "you teetering on the brink of madness." Excellent, compelling poetry, Julie! Best Wishes, Carolyn
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