Nightmare Charm
To awaken undisturbed
or at all
I unclench my fist
freeing darkness.
How to transcribe the dead’s tune?
They float
within they float
within,
fear’s cascading grip transcending sleep
“Nightmare Charm” first appeared here in May 2016.
O at the Edges 
Considering accelerating repetition of pointless mass shootings, I am inner-interpreting your last line as PRECLUDING sleep. (Unable to sleep last night wondering what/who/where next … expecting when=soon.)
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I know what you mean. I haven’t been able to sort my jumbled feelings.
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Reblogged this on Ancien Hippie.
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Thanks for reblogging.
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I must’ve missed this one when it was first shared! Wow.
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They all come around eventually. 🙂
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I’m glad this one did!
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This made me feel that moment after you wake, when you have not yet realized it was a dream.
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Those are such interesting moments.
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💓
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Thank you, Candice. I hope this finds you well.
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Remind me how much I was afraid of the dark and of sleeping alone when I was a kid. Now I am charmed by my nightmares and never afraid of the dark or loneliness.
Thank you for sharing, Robert.
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My worst dreams are frustration dreams, in which whatever task I’m trying to accomplish is foiled at every turn. I relish scary dreams, but the frustration dreams are annoying!
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I get you 😉
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