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Within A Layered Dream

Dreaming Of Dreaming

By Earl W. PearlPublished 2 years ago Updated 2 years ago 1 min read

This notion’s stuck inside my head

A feeling that I’ll wake up dead

It lingered while I laid in bed

So I decide to pray instead

I prayed the Lord my soul to keep

While laying there and counting sheep

I finally drifted off to sleep

The sleep I slept, extremely deep

While fast asleep I dreamt I dreamed

A nightmare’s more like what it seemed

I woke up from that dream I dreamt

Was this the first dream, like I meant

Some angry birds took me away

Attacking me they made me pay

I fell to earth and there I lay

I never dreamt I’d die this way

While laying there I start to scream

The scary parts, a constant theme

I finally woke but then I deem

I’m stuck within a layered dream

fact or fiction

About the Creator

Earl W. Pearl

I’ve been writing poetry (rhyming mostly) since about 2014 and have recently transitioned to writing novels and short stories. My poetry genres are faith, humor, social issues, politics, pretty much any subject matter.

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  • Dharrsheena Raja Segarran2 years ago

    Whoaaa, this was such a cool and deep poem!

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