Wake Me

Wake Me

Somebody wake me from this dream

                        This nightmare that I live...

Somebody shake me 'else I scream

                        Lost in this silent sieve...

Somebody take me from this stream

                        I'm drowning in my drib...

Somebody wake me from this dream

                        This fractured Adam's Rib.



©deborah burch--2006
Copyright © | Year Posted 2012

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O'Leary Avatar
April 29, 2012 at 6:44 PM
Sometimes the reality is worse than a nightmare! ... I'm glad you liked the limericks... I'm working on something else you might like (no limerick though), might take a while... Terry
Burch Avatar
December 9, 2016 at 4:27 PM
Indeed!! Hugggs. Deb
Aul Avatar
April 14, 2012 at 12:05 PM
Bandages all around.......George
Burch Avatar
April 14, 2012 at 12:22 PM
:) thank you George! big hugs,love deb
Kendrick Avatar
April 14, 2012 at 7:12 AM
Cute one..I got a chuckle..I don't know if you meant it that way..Yes, man is not whole anymore without a woman to complete him for he has something missing..So Adam has a fractured rib that hasn't healed...Thanks for stopping by..I had a terrible experience with a Jellyfish sting..I hope that your son's family know that they can still sting even when dead..Those barbs will shoot out with their poison..I have never heard of anyone eating Jellyfish or having one in a tank..Sara
Burch Avatar
April 14, 2012 at 7:34 AM
LOL...he knows Sara, no worries, he's a paramedic,etc and the whole family...He was pulling my leg because he knows how I love animals so much and how they show up at my door...lol big huggss,love deb
Situation Avatar
April 13, 2012 at 8:34 PM
liked the way you used your words. especially adam rib. you probably have most people guessing the answer to what half of them should already know. haha
Burch Avatar
April 13, 2012 at 8:43 PM
thank you Si...indeed...lol...love,deb
Macmillan Avatar
April 13, 2012 at 8:33 PM
Yuppers, just checked. Dorothy Parker. If you haven't perused her fab poetry, I suggest you do. I think you'd enjoy her style, wit and insight.
Burch Avatar
April 13, 2012 at 8:38 PM
too cool..thank you!! I look forward to reading it!! Thank you for your encouragement...love,deb
Macmillan Avatar
April 13, 2012 at 8:30 PM
Okay, now that is MINT. So very much in so little. SILENT SIEVE? Fantastic. This reminds me of .... hmmm.... is it Dorothy Parker? Hmmmm... will have to get back to you. Do you read her? If I'm right, you'd dig her groove :) Cyndi
Burch Avatar
April 13, 2012 at 8:36 PM
thank you soooo much Cyndi!! no I haven't but I will look her up... :) thank you bighugs--love,deb
Butterfly Avatar
April 13, 2012 at 1:29 PM
Hi Deborah, we all have days like that, a well written rhyming poem.
Burch Avatar
April 13, 2012 at 5:23 PM
thank you BB... :) big hug--love deb
Horne Avatar
April 13, 2012 at 10:58 AM
thought provoking piece indeed, my friend
Burch Avatar
April 13, 2012 at 5:18 PM
thank you Jack...love deb
Chircop Avatar
April 13, 2012 at 7:33 AM
So much depth in your words.. Powerful indeed..
Burch Avatar
April 13, 2012 at 5:17 PM
thank you sweet Charma :) love deb
Dietrich Avatar
April 13, 2012 at 6:30 AM
This is quite powerful, Deb. I enjoyed seeing this one today.
Burch Avatar
April 13, 2012 at 5:16 PM
thank you Andrea... :) love deb
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