Sweet Dreams

Games the mine can play in sleep...

The seemingly peaceful sleep
Is interrupted by a startling beep
Sleep is like death
Only with a heart beat

The shadows of the mind
Have their fun time
Personalities run deep
Infesting your mind

You see yourself full of power
A champion without a belt
You crush your enemies,
Before the bell

You are falling now
Deeper in to Hell
Your a ballerina now
Dancing casting a spell

You know every right move
The body is your tool
A picture you paint, a story you tell
Everyone is happy,
But this is only level two of your metabolic hell

You break your ankle
And your arm as you fell
You don't stop
Down deeper in to sleep
This is no repeat

You smell the cinders
The burning flesh of your ex
Trapped in a fire
That you just set

Evil is your mind now
Dark and full of sadistic rhymes
You feel happy and righteous
You plan to tell your friend to try this

The ground burns away
Engulfing you in flames
Melting your face away
Last floor now
You pray that you wake

A feeling of pleasure now
You see everyone burning in a lake
The world is on fire
You had all you can take

You scream bloody vengeance
While piercing your best friend with a stake
Madness is this dream of yours
But which one of your personalities,
Is about to wake?

Author's Note

A man conflicted when he is a wake, is a man tormented in his sleep....Once again something I wanted to get out. Take it how you want it has many meanings. Rate and comment if you want.

Reviews

[Jessica Mai]

This is actually my favorite poem of yours. I was thinking about doing a poem like this but you beat me to it! I don't mind though because i adore this. You described the distortion and unpredictability of dreams so well. I love everything about this, the irregular rhymes, the irregular structure, the irregular flow - all reflecting dreams. And some of the imagery here is so powerful, like the stanza about your ex. The ending is amazing too. A really well done. Honestly, this is awesome !!!

[Ashley Black]

very good job. i like the emotion you portray through your words the feeling it leaves me with. good job.

[Marlena]

Last stanza is pretty cool, not gonna lie xD You should proofread this though, I found a few little errors here and there. Nice work though :) Cool idea

[GunMetal]

Damn dude. This was awesome.
I love this line:
"Sleep is like death
Only with a heart beat"
Seriously
And those last few lines were great. Very well expressed.

[Jennika has a short att..]

You scream bloody vengeance
While piercing your best friend with a stake
Madness is this dream of yours
But which one of your personalities,
Is about to wake?

That was my favorite stanza. Awesome poem, I'd like to read more like this.

[JENY]

Sad and depressing thoughts….
Nice to read your way of writing….

[deadly healer]

o mi goodness. this had me on the edge of my seat begging to read more as my eyes flew on the page. i have never had such curiosity about a poem. you should get an award for this one. its amazing. sorta like a blood thirsty war between man and world, both seemingly mad. -just mi interpretations- it has multiple meanings of course but what i saw through the poem really hit home. I LOVE this poem. I was very pleased with the work and the emotion wrapped into one story. It took my breath away.
keep it up.

:D deadly healer.

[James Watts]

I know this torment, this pain. My life has been a testimony to it. Nice write, my friend.

[R E Tree]

This is very emotional and this poem shows strong feelings from you. It impresses me. Everyone can relate to this as everyone has had a vivid dream before in there life

[A.Lee]

I really like the way you wrote this piece. I agree with the other comments, its very powerful and the imagery is off the chart. One day there will only be good dreams and only the good and happy personality will wake up in the morning.