I
Sleep overtakes me,
Where am I? I ask the sky.
A bleak grey world covered in dust.
I am alone,
The arid sea of grey dust clogs my lungs,
I choke, I drown,
I awake.
II
My bed, sweet little bed,
A blue twilight conforter,
Bedecked in grey, little spots of dust.
I glance up at the ceiling fan, turning,
throwing grey dust down in little thrusts.
Suddenly, it becomes a sea,
a maelstrom, a torrent.
Bleak grey dust in a colorful room,
drowning out all color.
I choke, I drown,
I awake.
III
I'm still in the bleak grey bedroom,
Little motes of dust still clouding my vision,
Vision, something passes by my vision.
I look down, what do I see?
Little lines and circles in the carpet,
Entwining my ankles, reaching up,
Clawing at my legs, my stomach, my bosom,
My face, entering my mouth,
I choke, I drown,
I awake.
IV
Hopefully for the final time,
Color has resumed.
I sit, my bed in disarray,
I glance at seemingly peaceful fan,
Grey dust, but one single mote,
drifts down, landing on my nose,
I'm frightened, will this kill me?
It does not.
I look down,
Seeing circles and lines on carpet below,
I begin to panic, then realize,
They were already there, a pattern,
The dark green patterned carpet is at peace.
I wipe little mote away off my nose,
And put my bed back into haphazard array.
I close my eyes.
I do not choke, I do not drown,
I do not awake,
Till morning's embrace.
Author notes
"The dust has only just began to fall
Crop circles in the carpet, sinking, feeling"
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Sad, strong, and lonely emotions. Well done.
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oooooooo..... shiney.
I really enjoyed reading this, such great imagery and absolutely wonderful for a first try. -
i wish i could sleep....it seems the only escape
and i like the word haphazard quite alot
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This is interesting. definitely had me gripped and I wanted to continue reading. love the ending to it. good luck in the contest.
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Well thank you...it just poured out of my head really, I wrote it so fast that when I reread it, it blew me away too!
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