Dream Within a Dream could never be so true.

Poe knew what he was talking about. More than most care to see.

“A dream within a dream”

As a man once said

Could have never been so true

This reality is dead.

 

Everyone knows deep inside

That they are sleeping;

Dreaming endlessly

What’s to hide?

 

A disconnected and bedazzled mind

Could never break free from the Lie

A curse on humanity that we must fight

With sources no other than within.

 

All the stories we’ve heard are true

King Arthur, the Bible, and the Epic of Gilgamesh

History has it all there in front of you.

But these stories were before our time.

 

Now we suffer

Chaos reigns in our hearts

But one day we will all awaken.

Hopefully we can make it through the fight.

Author's Note

I am aware that I've fluctuated in and out of rhyme and rhythm throughout the poem. It's different from what I usually write. I had more of a message in this one, and I knew if I wrote it as a story, almost no one would read it. Because there are just too many words (for some people on here). Anyway, let me know what thoughts you got from this. Not on how you liked flow etc etc and words. There really isn't much of a flow. Just a big... belly flop of a poem. Thanks for reading.

Reviews

[Glen Yumang Manese]

You caught me interest in the lines of this one...I would not hinder yourself...if you are a storyteller than by all means make the story line...I have found if you read the works of others with your style or stories... they will in turn read and give feed back on yours...poetry is not everyone's favorite...

[Michael Thrower]

Well thank you very much for taking time to read this. I might end up writing a story on the same subject eventually.

[Glen Yumang Manese]

U r welcome...that's what I'm talking about...

[Victoria PoetryBunny]

I really like the title and the first line the most, nice write.

[Summer]

I like it, I thought the way you write it added alot more effect than you think, hun. Nicely done.

[Michael Thrower]

Thank you! I really hope so, I hadn't thought of that. Again, thank you so much, you've showed me something about my poem that not even I saw.

[Lost in Wonderland]

This was different for you, but not at all in a bad way. Reading it, I felt like you we're passionate about the message you wanted to share. Nicely done:) I totally agree with the second stanza. We all, or at least I, can't fully comprehend we're in reality all the time. Idk if that's what you were going for, but it was a great part of the poem.
God bless
- Mickey

[Michael Thrower]

You're pretty close to the spot xD Thank you for reading it. It's a topic that puts out a lot of discussion and debates. One I'm pretty interested in myself. It's a big "Everything isn't as it seems" type of subject and idea.

[Lost in Wonderland]

No problem:) and yeah haha, that's a big subject indeed!

[Jamie Cook]

That was gorgeous! Well I thought it was, because I love that poem by Edgar Allan Poe I thought it was wonderful to see his detachment from reality and then perceive what he had and question the happenings. And it sucks that our imagination is sooooo awesome when we dream, then when we wake up...it's value turns into the crumb of a chocolate chip cookie cause our brains don't go that far. Anyways, I enjoyed it. I know I didn't offer much but hey I got with what you were going with :D ...hopefully D:

[Michael Thrower]

Haha well I'm glad you liked it. If anything, I like to provide everyone with a little bit of "Hmm..." In their daily life. That's my joy :D Thanks for reading.

[Jamie Cook]

It certainly did :D Welcome! :D

[Frieda P]

Nice to see you again Michael, you've been missed! First off I'd say not to insult your readers in your author's note, you might get more reviews that way, in a story and/or a poem, just saying ;-)

I guess what you're saying is a dream is not always a dream but the inner workings of our mind and past history, a contemplation of thoughts that we've already conceived. It's not a belly flop by any means...food for thought here....

[Michael Thrower]

Lol Frieda I have missed you and everyone else as well. And you're right, I shouldn't have insulted them. I hardly even realized I did that, writing this around 6am. But, most of my main reviewers are pretty intellectual people, and I'd rather have their reviews rather than someone like I mentioned that will post a review saying "Whoa, I totally like this!".

Well I'm glad you enjoyed it. And yes, it actually follows an old occult philosophy about our waking minds and sleeping minds. And there is a lot of scientific debate about that as well. Our waking conscience and sleeping conscience. It's a pretty interesting story. It really goes into detail on how Wizards and the whole tale of wizards came to be, and why nothing like that is really around anymore.