Tuesday, November 29, 2011

Pillow Fight





Soft and fluffy
rest inducing stuffy

not a chance in my bed
where I lay my head

waiting for that silent lul
instead
nightmares permeate my skull

up I rise
screaming
terrorized

shake with fear
sometimes tears

'til I open my eyes
and realize
it was only a dream

"Not a dream!"
"I am your past!"
It screams

cry
sigh
say goodbye

lay down my head
try again

my nightly pillow fight

goodnight?

~ Lynn Retzlaff

6 comments:

lilabraga said...

fabulous both the image and the poem...sounds like some of my night!
hugs

Jennifer Richardson said...

I have nasty tiffs with my past
sometimes
too.
-Jennifer

Elena said...

Great post sweets!

John said...

JUst out of curiosity, how does your hubby manage to sleep:)

Great poem!

Jess said...

Wow. I've always love dark-ish poems. This is fantastic.

Robin said...

What a beautiful poem!! But I am so sorry that you have to deal with the nightly terrors!! I hope that what's in your past really IS in the past.....tied up and buried under a rock where it can never hurt you again!!! Hugs sweet Nacher!!

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