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Corinne
Member Ascendant

since 1999-10-28

Posts 5167
state of confusion

0 posted 2001-11-04 05:28 PM

Taking Up Residence

It began, I suppose, a few years back,
in this confusion, it’s hard to know for sure;
always with the same pattern:
between midnight and two
(while the rest of the house dreams),
it swoops, to wake me,
to take me into a secret, monochrome world
colored only by dread,
sleeplessness
and late night T.V.

Once satisfied, it takes its leave;
I sleep until the alarm goes off,
but at the risk of nightmares;
last night I had one about my cat,
who I found drowned
in my half-full bathtub,
her face near the drain,
the rest of her swollen body
floating sideways.
I cried out her name
in a soundless scream.

A parasitic paralysis bordering on paranoia,
my own personal brand of virus,
persisting up to six weeks
before fading into the backdrop again.
Sometimes sleeping pills
help bring relief,
that chemical, dreamless slumber.

Out of fear, I leave it unresolved,
while it greedily
devours
my peace
and makes a home
out of my mind.

© 2001 Corinne Bailey

[This message has been edited by Corinne (edited 11-04-2001).]

Mistletoe Angel

Member Empyrean

since 2000-12-17

Posts 32816
Portland, Oregon

1 posted 2001-11-04 05:35 PM

(big hugggsssssss) Oh Corrine, I'm so happy it was just a dream; though my heart cries out to this effect and nightmares. (sad sigh) This had me scared for a moment; my heart goes out to you and I pray you can sleep again peacefully soon. (sigh) Wonderful poem, sweet Corrine! (kiss on cheek) You have such a beautiful heart, sweet Corrine, thank you for sharing!

May love and light always shine upon you!

Love,
Noah Eaton

Sven

Member Laureate

since 1999-11-23

Posts 14937
East Lansing, MI USA

2 posted 2001-11-04 06:00 PM

who can understand the realms of the mind? and the things that it does??

you show the confusion here well. . .

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Magnus

Member Laureate

since 2001-10-10

Posts 14135
South Carolina, USA

3 posted 2001-11-04 06:03 PM

This is not a nightly vigil that I would
enjoy....I hope that you have not personally
experienced these problems with dreams.
good luck with these....

Seymour Tabin
Member Empyrean

since 1999-07-07

Posts 31720
Tamarac Fla

4 posted 2001-11-04 06:14 PM

Connie,
All dreams have some sort of meaning. Both the write and dream were interesting. *L*

Irish Rose
Member Patricius

since 2000-04-06

Posts 10263

5 posted 2001-11-05 11:01 AM

Hi Corinne, yes, I know all about dreams. This kind of gave me a chill! I woke up one nght in a cold sweat and everything seemed so real! Just like your poem.

Kathleen
nickname "Kay"

"Others can stop you temporarily, but only you can do it permanently."

RMW
Senior Member

since 2001-03-21

Posts 1424

6 posted 2001-11-05 02:31 PM

Corinne...my childhood was wonderful; filled with the warmth and concern of a loving family. And yet, into the very middle of that security, over a period of several years, a recurrent nightmare would come; always the same, vivid terror, yet indistinct to a degree that I could never describe it to anyone. Cold sweat; open eyes, yet unable to see my mother or father trying to awaken me. And then one day, the nightmare left and never came back. May it soon be the same with you. Bob

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