This Beautiful Illusion...
was made for you and me.
reaching without
hands
running without
strength
talking to the sun
without
words...
I wander
without
direction
or cause
or purpose
I float with
atmospheric
ease,
weaving through
motionless
objects
in a sky
without clouds...
a halo
calls
my name,
shouts to
my soul,
energizes
the
amphitheater
of grandeur
resulting
from an
interpretive
dance of
thought...
I feel
robust
I feel
significant
I feel alive...
I drink
the essence of
appreciation
until I'm
effervescing
with joy
I don't know
where I am
I don't care
where I am
it
all
feels
so
right...
like
visiting an old
friend
with renewed
zest and
zeal...
I open
my yawning
eyes
I stretch
the fading
memory as it
dwindles away
in the
creeping,
morning
light...
it was just a
dream...
a
beautiful
i l l u s i o n...
A/N: This was the first time I awakened from a weird dream and began writing within 2 minutes. It felt like I had no choice in the matter.
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Lamar Wiggins
Creative writer in the Northeast US who loves the paranormal, mystery, true crime, horror, humor, fantasy and poetry.
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Comments (36)
this was a beautiful journey. i read it thru a sort of political lens the first time because the title made me think of that old patriotic song, "this land is your land." loved the twist in my mind on the promise of america/the american dream being an illusion. the second read opened the interpretation up for me more and i could see a warm invitation to wander with you. so i did. "like visiting an old friend" ❤️
Freeing and honest, Lamar. So lovely.
Wow! This right here! “I drink the essence of appreciation until I'm effervescing with joy.” The way you put words together feels so effortless, beautiful, and profound.
Great words and feelings
A delightful dream… far more pleasant than when you’re relieved it’s just a dream.
Wonderful ♦️💙♦️
This makes me think of "Eyes Wide Shut". The vivid landscape of the dream replaced by the mundanity of real life.
Circling back to say congrats on second place on the leaderboard this week, Lamar!! 🎉
Wooohooooo congratulations on your Leaderboard placement! 🎉💖🎊🎉💖🎊
A beautiful and emotional poem! It also reminds me to enjoy the moment.
great job with this poem, I am glad you put those memories of that dream to paper.
Wonderful 👍
Very nice! Honestly, my dreams can be so weird sometimes, but also nice. In other words, this was kinda relatable. Great job and congrats on the Top Story!
Oooooo, I love this!! I never have time to write the minute I wake up so I always have to jot stuff down immediately instead 😅 Congrats on Top Story, Lamar!
Back to say congratulations on your Top Story! 🎉💖🎊🎉💖🎊
Clearly writing just after waking up works for you! This was amazing! I'm struck by how you let the words hang. Each one had its moment on the page. The whole tone is so ethereal and dreamlike too. Amazing job! Congrats on the Top Story!
wonderful dream!
Oh, this felt like a drifting sort of journey that ended suddently, just like dreams do when you wake. Loved the part about feeling like visiting an old friend. Sounded like a lovely dream :)
Wonderfully penned, Lamar!
This is beautiful and ethereal and Wiggins at his most stripped bare(emotionally, lol, any pervs that thought I meant something else should keep their minds out the gutter) and beautiful. I am so glad you did write within those crucial 2 minutes and produced this fine peice of poetry. Wondrful work, my friend. Congrats on Top Story.
This is a fabulous poem, Lamar. I love nature and you captured how I feel many times. So glad you put pen to paper right away. One I had in my head drifting off the other night has escaped me…for the moment! Great work!!
Glad you put pen to page (or fingertips to keys) instead of going back to sleep! Such a surreal and entrancing piece!
Atmospheric ease and yawning eyes, I especially loved that!
Beautifully-crafted! 🌸
Go, Lamar!! <3