sleep
is
a little death
I fear
its
slithery embrace
what if
I
never wake?
What if
dreams are
just artefacts
of the future?
mind-forged
from the raw ore
of insistent reality?
A contest entry
- Dazzle Me Poetically by Shredmaster.
450 points, ended October 30, 15 entries
• next poem in this contest, remove from contest
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Comments
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This is pretty dark, and I like that. It's real fear.
You spelled artifacts wrong, just thought I'd point that out, but everything else was great.
Thanks for entering and good luck! -
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No, I spelled it correctly.
artefact, artifact [ˈɑːtɪˌfækt]
n
1. something made or given shape by man, such as a tool or a work of art, esp an object of archaeological interest
2. anything man-made, such as a spurious experimental result
3. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Biology) Cytology a structure seen in tissue after death, fixation, staining, etc., that is not normally present in the living tissue
[from Latin phrase arte factum, from ars skill + facere to make]
http://www.thefreedictionary.com/artefact
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Ouch. Yes, this is a very real fear. I love the idea of dreams as 'artefacts / of the future'
Good luck in the contest, poet.
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