Falling ~ Between the Dream Space and Reality

This is an exercise from THE POET'S COMPANION (pg 134)- this is about a recurring anxiety dream I have had for years. lol.

Falling~

I try to reach for a shred of reality

Twisting terror smothers me completely

Running from an unknown fear

Not quite escaping it's grasp

Falling~

I am caught and rooted

Not able to move

I take a sleepy breathe

It materializes itself right before my closed eyes

Overtaking my mind swiftly

Almost violently

In a form of deep black nothingness

Falling~~~

Surrending to the abyss of the unknown

Around and around

Up and down

Pushing and pulling me down

Forcing itself upon me

Falling~

I can't escape the dream or reality of it

Even in the in between space where things are never clear

It lingers like an animal pouncing on it's prey

Ready to devour me up whole, then lick it's lips delicately

Falling~~

I wake up to reality with a jolt

It's a thin line that separates my mind from the stairs.

Reviews

[Beatrice Mars]

wow i love it, really makes you think.

Favourite lines:
It materializes itself right before my closed eyes
Overtaking my mind swiftly
Almost violently
In a form of deep black nothingness