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Bad Dreams
I gasped for air
That’s three times I’ve been there
The dreams keep me company at night
Sometimes I feel joy
Sometimes it’s fright
Watching someone you loved die
Right before your eyes
Or seeing them fine and alive
I don’t always get to choose
These dreams or nightmares
Always seem real
Leaving me in tears
Because sometimes I wish the joyful ones
Were true and I didn’t have to lose
But alas the nightmares are true
Fore they were really gone,
In another realm
I can’t smell their scent
I can’t hug them close
I miss them so
That’s three times I’ve been there
The dreams keep me company at night
Sometimes I feel joy
Sometimes it’s fright
Watching someone you loved die
Right before your eyes
Or seeing them fine and alive
I don’t always get to choose
These dreams or nightmares
Always seem real
Leaving me in tears
Because sometimes I wish the joyful ones
Were true and I didn’t have to lose
But alas the nightmares are true
Fore they were really gone,
In another realm
I can’t smell their scent
I can’t hug them close
I miss them so
Published 20th Aug 2024
Author's Note
I have nightmares sometimes, usually the sad ones that were nice and I wish were true and sometimes I have the dark kind that bother me. I thought I’d write about them. I’ve grieved over lost loved ones for almost 5 years and I’ve gotten better at dealing with that grief but every now and then the dreams sneak in while I sleep. I know I’m not the only one that has had bad dreams before, I hope yall like this one
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20th Aug 2024 6:42pm
An insight into one's own dream/nightmare experiences arising from bereavement.
