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Facing Fears (a real recurrent dream..)
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IsabelleSkye Member
since 1999-06-27
Posts 253 |
On facing fears (real and imagined) ~this is about a recurrent dream I have had~ one step forward I face my fear two steps back I'll go nowhere near willing my feet on mind over terror I extend a tremulous hand for the rail my toe tests the bridge's floor like a swimmer for water not quite committed not quite sure the bridge will hold as it sways and moves under my weight one arm cradles a small child the other clutches the rail with adrenaline strength no matter what the prize I seek on the far side my unwilling feet will traverse no further on this bridge one step forward I face my fear two steps back I'll go nowhere near ------------------ Every man has in himself a continent of undiscovered character. Happy is he who acts Columbus to his own soul.......J. Stevens |
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Denise
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Member Seraphic
since 1999-08-22
Posts 22648 |
Wow, what a nightmare! Gave me the shivers! Expertly expressed...as usual!  ------------------ Denise |
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Poet deVine
Administrator
Member Seraphic
since 1999-05-26
Posts 22612Hurricane Alley |
You put me right there with you! I clutched that child tighter...whew! After reading this I don't like bridges anymore! But the symbolism is not lost either....how hard is it to take that first step..unsure of whether or not the bridge will hold!  [This message has been edited by Poet deVine (edited 10-17-1999).] |
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Munda Member Elite
since 1999-10-08
Posts 3544The Hague, The Netherlands |
To face ones fears....hard enough as it is, and then dream about it...a nightmare indeed. I really enjoyed the way you put it into words. |
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caroline Senior Member
since 1999-08-16
Posts 1218http://members.xoom.com/belladona123/index.htm |
Isabelle I used to have a similar sort of dream...trying to cross a river. The last time I had the dream, my arms turned to wings and I flew over. I've never had the dream again since. Strange! May you grow those same wings, and carry the child safely across that bridge ------------------ "Tread softly, for I have spread my dreams under your feet"~~William Butler Yeats |
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Pepper Member Elite
since 1999-08-19
Posts 3079Southern Florida |
Great read Isabelle! ------------------ May your days be filled with lots of sunshine and your nights lit up by golden moonbeams |
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Balladeer
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Member Empyrean
since 1999-06-05
Posts 25505Ft. Lauderdale, Fl USA |
Dreams can be horrific, especially when they recur. A dream analyst would say, by this dream, you are suffering from uncertainty and frustration in your own life, not to mention a fear of the unknown. I dreamed I ate a 15 pond marshmellow one time...I woke up and my pillow was gone!!! |
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