Awake Nightmares

This is a recounting of an actual event which took place a couple of nights ago, triggered by some fairly strong medication to try to ease some severe pains in my shoulder. The medication was also causing some nearly continuous hiccups and so...





Awake Nightmares - 15 Jul 11

Hic
A ghastly
Hic
Metronome
Hic
Counting off
Hic
Three-second
Hic
Intervals
Hic
Into the rest of the night
The visions in my mind
Stilled
Silenced
By the constant hiccups
The constant
Conspiracy
Between lung and gut
To annoy

Shh
Listen…the voices whispered
In the sudden silence
They could be heard
Again
And Muse
Stepped forward
She had suggestions
For another poem

A cow in the distance
A bird calls
A car softly rumbles past
A church bell strikes two
…what?

No shush
Hic
The metronome
Hic
Again drowns out
The voices





I did manage to get to sleep but only after Muse got me to write this poem out [yes, I can write by hand as well as using a keyboard].

Close Your Eyes

I was sitting, listening to music - as so often happens, when I felt Muse gently nudging me and, within thirty minutes this poem was birthed. I offer it to you here for your consideration.





Close Your Eyes - 01 Jul 11

Close your eyes
Let me touch you
In places
In ways
That have never been done
Before

Close your eyes
Let my kisses
Lift you
Show you
Places that my Love
Can take you

Close your eyes
Let my breath
Brush your skin
Kiss your Goosebumps
Feel them chase
Across you

Open your eyes
Look deep within mine
See me looking at you
Feel my Love
Wash over you
Drown in my Love





It is a long time since I scribed a Love Song, I must admit that I feel that this one works rather well.
Thank you Muse, for the prompt.