Wednesday, October 30, 2013

Remnants Of A Dream


remnants of a bad dream hold me prisoner
choking sobs from my subconscious
the suffocation of emotion in a body
aware yet fully passive
 
suppressed fight bears heavy
spilling over into my waking state
rationale and logic unable to shake
the remnants of last nights dream
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  1. humbirdOctober 30, 2013 at 12:59 PM

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    1. humbirdOctober 30, 2013 at 1:04 PM

      It sounds like something has to be letting go...Nice. Love the picture :)

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    2. Kathryn DycheOctober 30, 2013 at 4:22 PM

      It was inspired by a nightmare I had, one of those that feel so real upon waking.

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  2. Kim StevensOctober 30, 2013 at 1:58 PM

    wow, very powerful Kathryn!

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  3. AditiOctober 30, 2013 at 3:09 PM

    Wow...strong writing there, you created an imagery for me! Lil scary too....

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    1. Kathryn DycheOctober 30, 2013 at 4:21 PM

      Thanks Aditi, it was inspired by a nightmare that I had.

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  4. MaryOctober 30, 2013 at 4:26 PM

    I always hate it when bad dreams continue to hang around even after a person wakes up! Your poem evokes lots of feelings.

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    1. Kathryn DycheOctober 30, 2013 at 4:32 PM

      I hate them too Mary, they can seem so real that it's hard to disassociate yourself from them.

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  5. brudbergOctober 30, 2013 at 4:58 PM

    Any nightmare that lingers like that is bad. Even scarier is that the worst nightmares are those that starts during day ... really a frightening thought. The worst nightmares are those that are for real..

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    1. Kathryn DycheOctober 30, 2013 at 5:59 PM

      Those that start in the day . . . . and those that are truly real give nightmares a whole new meaning.

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  6. GraceOctober 30, 2013 at 6:10 PM

    I hate nightmares ~ Good thing I forget my dreams so easily now when I'm awake ~ Hope you have a good week ~

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  7. AnonymousOctober 30, 2013 at 8:36 PM

    It's terrible when those nightmares linger even when you try to put them out of your thoughts. Very powerful poem wrought with the emotion nightmares bring.

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    1. Kathryn DycheOctober 31, 2013 at 8:37 AM

      Thank you. It's definitely the emotions that come with them that make them hard to shake.

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  8. Brian MillerOctober 31, 2013 at 8:15 AM

    def our dreams can carry over in our waking...the fear, the anger....oy...had a really nasty nightmare in my teens that stuck with me all these years....can still remember it vividly....

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  9. Cressida de NovaOctober 31, 2013 at 9:11 AM

    I rarely remember my dreams or have nightmares but when I do I am shattered the next day.
    You describe the feeling very well.

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    1. Kathryn DycheNovember 2, 2013 at 6:53 AM

      I know what you mean about being shattered the next day.

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  10. bgottsabNovember 2, 2013 at 2:09 PM

    Your words are so very evocative and emotional - I can feel my heart beat pounding as I try to recover from this nightmare.

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    1. Kathryn DycheNovember 4, 2013 at 7:13 AM

      Thanks Brenda. I hate waking with a pounding heart beat that takes a while to steady into its normal rhythm.

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  11. MargaretNovember 2, 2013 at 11:47 PM

    remnants… rational and logic have a fierce competitor in fear!

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