It's the bed of dreams
unusually soft and warm
that gives me the glow
of each morning
It lulls me to sleep
but wakes me up
without alarm
before I get too much rest
Every morning
seems so strange
so unbelievably normal
yet so surreal
I feel the pain
of this abrupt end
at the 13th month
of our happy relationship
But I don't wake up
with sore eyes
or a bad headache
from a night of crying
I just seem
to be waking up
too happy
than I should be
But I know I am
not happy
not at all
not in the least bit
Yet they say
that you are most honest
at the time you wake up
when everything is fresh
Have I managed
to become happy
even though
we're not together?
Or have I fooled myself
too much
that even my waking moments
have become an act too?
Which is real?
Where is my heart?
Or is my heart
completely taken over by my mind?
Author notes
Prompt: I've been waking up way too happy lately
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Its very good...sometimes...such things happen, that we confuse us even about ourselves, and we tend to feel as if we are lying to ourselves, when maybe, we are not. God plays such tricks that turn our belief into disbelief and vice versa, though, obviously he has his own reasons. They are my personal views, however! Thanks for the read. You have expressed yourself extremely well!
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Wonderful, thank you for your fine entry in the contest.
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Thank you very much!
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Thank you, my best wishes.
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