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I woke fron the depths of army men and poisoned spiders, Lakes and oceans, home and heavens, I woke to the slow musicled motions of a sick man, Achily bending my head to the side for a glance at te clock. I woke to crying, sobbing, the tears of my brother, Yelling, frustration of my mother and father, I woke in tear break, shaky and stolen, somber. I crawled slowly out of bed, Wading through water that no one sees, or feels, Lips paper dry and mouth gaping in drought. I wake to thirst. Tea is delivered with a good natured sigh, A complaint about over work, and a need to return to it, A slight slump to ever tired shoulders and a gentle push back into bed with words that would be, gentler if you weren't just as exghausted as me , but lacking the sleep. I sigh and lay semi paralyzed , staring at the cieling unseeingly, eyes blinking, slow snow. I attempt relief from this bed again, knowing returned sleep will grant me more nightmares, And I sigh, slowly pulling myself to a standing, My head pounds and my stomach aches. I attempt to sip at tea, And I burn my lips? Startled by this reality I wobble, not managing my mundane task, I whimper, tears of thin skinned surprise in my eyes, And slowly, so slowly, Return to bed.
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Nov 20, 2012
Nov 20, 2012 at 10:04 PM UTC
Salted Nightmare
I woke fron the depths of army men and poisoned spiders, Lakes and oceans, home and heavens, I woke to the slow musicled motions of a sick man, Achily bending my head to the side for a glance at te clock. I woke to crying, sobbing, the tears of my brother, Yelling, frustration of my mother and father, I woke in tear break, shaky and stolen, somber. I crawled slowly out of bed, Wading through water that no one sees, or feels, Lips paper dry and mouth gaping in drought. I wake to thirst. Tea is delivered with a good natured sigh, A complaint about over work, and a need to return to it, A slight slump to ever tired shoulders and a gentle push back into bed with words that would be, gentler if you weren't just as exghausted as me , but lacking the sleep. I sigh and lay semi paralyzed , staring at the cieling unseeingly, eyes blinking, slow snow. I attempt relief from this bed again, knowing returned sleep will grant me more nightmares, And I sigh, slowly pulling myself to a standing, My head pounds and my stomach aches. I attempt to sip at tea, And I burn my lips? Startled by this reality I wobble, not managing my mundane task, I whimper, tears of thin skinned surprise in my eyes, And slowly, so slowly, Return to bed.
Apparently I'm an old lady teenager ... Love ya mom
smp
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Nov 20, 2012
Nov 20, 2012 at 10:04 PM UTC
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