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written in the present tense,
remembering a time long ago,
a nightmarish time
in my life when a simple
thought at a moment notice
could trigger a waking or
sleeping nightmare
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dVerse: Poetics: Nightmare Verse
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Daymares /Nightmares
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dread the daymares
dread more the nightmares
the thoughts pop in at
a moments notice
where do they come from
and why do they visit
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? visit ? I don’t think so
they come and live for hours
days at a time
sneaking in, rushing in
without warning
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no warning
no hint at what the trigger
might as well be a weapon
that slashes thru the soul
as a thought I can not kill
by will alone.
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my will must be weak,
no matter what the weather,
whatever my mood,
the sun can be shining,
clouds can hover day and night
birds can sing…nor not
a whispered word,
an unguarded thought
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I don’t think thoughts
can be guarded,
not by will alone.
Adult beverages just make
things worse,
medications hold them down
so when the unguarded,
un-medicated mind is at peace,
in sneaks the terror
only I know the source
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dread the day
dread more the night
the thoughts pop in at
a moments notice
where do they come from
when I am off guard
and weak.
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siggiofmaine 