Death to Reality

Written at a time when depression caused me to sleep too much. Written: 06.12.2014

My world of dreams

And my world of reality

Overlap in splendour

Dreams are dense

Short snippets emotion and disjunction 

Intertwined with black patches in time

Foggy like a glass of vodka

Cloudy like the frozen rocks

Eyes blink, taking minutes at a time

Slow and thick and heavy

Drifting in and out of consciousness

The world whirling around you

And you whirling with the world

Reality is delicate

Smooth on the surface but jagged to touch

One wrong step and the ice cracks below you

Helpless like your cries out to the tundra

Mortal like your body plunged in ice

Veins freeze over, each at a time

Cold and sharp and bitter

Red blood turns blue

And blue hearts stop beating

Guess where I'd rather be

Reviews

[Nadia Gerassimenko]

I have had my moments as well when dreams felt so wonderful and adventuresome, I'd rather sleep as much as I could, because reality felt so painful every time I woke up. Sometimes I still feel this way. I don't have depression, but chronic illness does make me feel depressed. I can relate in a way. I hope someday reality will feel like a wonderful dream to you.

[V. W. Wilhelmina]

Thanks for your lovely comment. I hope you're feeling well

[Su' Nacnetaf]

I guess there are pros and cons to both sides, personally I try to fuse both worlds together, which, unfortunately causes me more trouble than I would like to, but makes life bearable and entertaining. Why do I say this? Because even though in the end you invite a polite guessing, you did state at the beginning both sides overlap in splendour. Maybe I just felt related without any real foundations, thanks for sharing.

[V. W. Wilhelmina]

Thanks for your comment! I agree, the two worlds do add entertainment. It's amazing for me to see others interpret my poetry! :)

[Jamestown]

This is a great piece of work, I enjoyed reading this and pretty sure
I know where you stand, lol! Thanks for sharing and b-blessed!

[V. W. Wilhelmina]

thank you! :-)