A Dreamers Contradiction
Moonlight Melody
Fingertips reach for the ceiling
My mind surrenders to the past
Images form a shape
From the shadows that I cast
Though time is moving slowly
My mind is racing pretty fast
At this pace I wonder
can I survive or just outlast
The pull is pure and strong
My will succumbing to the call
I turn to run away
Lose my footing and I fall
Into a wall of flowers
Yearning to bask in moonlight rays
My reflection now unclear
I see something resembling my face
It mimics what do
But something is wrong - I’m feeling strange
My room is not the same
Everything completely rearranged
My voice is not my own
Sounds like a songbird leave my mouth
I try again to speak, but only musics coming out
The image of my body lying peacefully in bed
While a mirage of marching bands play symphonies inside my head
I lay perfectly still
Like I’m frozen or I’m dead
I feel each emotion coming for me
Like a raging sea of dread
Someone - please come wake me up before the sun breaks through the blinds
Save me from the things I keep locked up here, inside my mind
Real or a dream- I simply can no longer tell
Reality is my minds latest fiction
My life’s a constant struggle, stolen from a movie screen
A nightmare or a restless dreamers contradiction
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Kelli Sheckler-Amsden
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Comments (3)
I love this one. So many different emotions and vivid imagery! Thanks for sharing. And good luck!
Fabulous!!! Living it!!!💕💖😊
Another wonderful piece. You're on a roll, my friend.
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