Parasomnia
you may call it a poetical weapon
but to me, it's a dream,
a nightmare,
where I can see and feel nothing, but all the horrors
i can't speak up the least
nor can I protest
even shedding tears is a gross crime
my voice muted
my eyes blindfolded
handcuffed are my hands
and with benumbed legs, i fail to run away
and I run and run, but to nowhere
being sad and anxious, and in agony, I made some peculiar sounds
they say, it was only a sleep disorder of a special kind,
and all that happened in
a nightmare I was caught in,
and I could still remember, as I habitually do.
'consult a doctor or a dream interpreter'
--- they added.
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Submitted by quaidzaman57 on January 30, 2024
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