DreamsA Poem by KaliAnnI had to write a poem for a competition in which the theme was "Believe, dream, inspire" and this is what I wrote.My favorite dreams are the ones with holes and trenches empty like door frames. Drunken misfits that sing songs of satanic solitude, whisper rants of human sacrifice, and dine in the glory of their self made rituals then, added for personal enjoyment, nod in the direction of a table of saints. The ones that are silent. A telescope for the heavens to find mazes of distant stars. Pictures of a cross and a textbook scattered across a hard wooden floor by a middle class merchant intrigued by existence. The ones that sound like schizophrenia The ones with cabalistic cadavers hanging from garage doors, presenting themselves like crucifixes. Mouths stretched like snake jaws. Baseball caps worn backwards. Feet hanging towards hell. The ones that slice the throats. My favorite dreams are silent but vivid. Secrete, but broadcasted in a sense in which everyone has seen. Like the Mona Lisa or a stranger’s reflection. My eyes close to black but rejuvenate to open wounds under week old bandages. Infections that spread from the flesh to the mind, like tongues to a schizophrenic. The ones with mazes of distant stars. The dreams that roam the Chicago streets, kick in the faces of white collared homeless men, and slice the throats of uniformed creationists and feetless skeptics. The ones with crucifixes. They’ll die out soon. Soon, but not now. The ones with a young boy from a foreign place of war and retaliation. That throw sticks at rabid dogs, crouched on tree branches in pure naive terror. My favorite dreams are the ones with a boy with no home, a hound gone insane, and a mind looking for rest. The ones with holes and trenches empty like door frames. © 2013 KaliAnnAuthor's Note
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3 Reviews Added on November 19, 2013 Last Updated on November 19, 2013 Tags: Poetry, writing, dreams, sad, intersting AuthorKaliAnnFranklin, VAAboutMy name is Kali (pronounced like Callie) and I am a literary arts major at the Appomattox Regional Governor school for the arts in technology in Virginia (ARGS). I love any kind of rock music, plus a .. more..Writing
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