One night I dreamt
I was in a place
Where all the people smiled.
They came bearing gifts
And then took me for a ride.
We went to a banquet.
I ate the food offered, plate after plate.
I drank the wine before me.
I danced to brisk music.
Then I found too late
The food had worms, wriggling
The wine was spiked with hemlock.
All the people had shadows
Each wielding knives
Wildly prancing to the music
Screeching eerily off-key.
All were watching
With glacier eyes
And no longer hiding
Their sinister smiles.
Until I saw on the floor
Dark blood oozing
A plucked eyeball staring widely
A plucked eyeball staring widely
And my heart
Stabbed then butchered still quivering.
I woke up dying
In every possible way I can
My mouth wide open in a silent scream
My mouth wide open in a silent scream
Then with relief I realized
OMG!
I was in the loony bin.
Source: ingostan.deviantart.com |
- Ariel Murphy
I really like the 3-D illusion of that photo.
ReplyDeleteI also like the graphic for the same. The poem captures the intesity and darkness of a nightmare. I read through it several times to fully capture the feeling.
ReplyDeleteThank you Mitchell Hegman.
Delete"And my heart
ReplyDeleteStabbed then butchered still quivering.
I woke up dying
In every possible way I can"
I LOVE these lines...pure genius, Ariel!!
You make my heart sing Paul. Thanks!
DeleteLoved it !
ReplyDeleteThanks Pete!
DeleteYou're loony, my sister.:)
ReplyDeleteSo are you my sister!
Deletea fantastic piece of poetry ❤️
ReplyDeleteDark and real.
“Stabbed then butchered still quivering “ OMG
I love it!