Fever

"dreams and nightmares"

 

 

Fever
By: Lorraine Pearson
March 14, 2008

Recklessly, I dance with the kaleidoscope moon
Spinning webs of fantasies too real to be true
Falling down dizzy, my mind’s in the dark
Pounding chest…catching breath…loud beating heart

Foreboding shadows, wind blowing cold
Running ever faster…longing for home
A solo voice echoes back, only I can hear
No question- I’m on my own, enveloped in fear

Desert time but no oasis…sandstorms ahead
Sun and wind burn my skin ’til its fully bled
Flesh never healing, pain searing more
Abruptly, my fever breaks,

I awake on the floor.

 

© Lorraine Pearson 2008
 

Reviews

[Shadows of Sight]

This was a cool walk throught the minds view on what a fever must experience like.
I loved the imagery and how chaotic it, was and then in the end you wake on the floor!
Makes me wonder just how bad some fevers can be? :)
I liked this piece very much!
I think almost everyone could relate!
Great Job! :)

[Ees]

OOh,
very, very cool poem! Took me on a wild dream-scape journey. Wonderful job!

[Rodwonder]

This has a deep rythm that pounds every word home... Very good!

[The Rock And Roll Cowbo..]

I enjoyed this very much how you display so vividly the way dreams or nightmares can leave us in a confused state trying to analyze what they mean. Beautiful work!!

[Barbara Walker]

Great tone, imagery is fantastic! I love the whole poem but the first stanza , along with desert time, but no oasis are my favorite parts. With that line, you just know a happy time isn't coming! Barbara

[BelieveInCelia]

I'm glad the fever broke!
Very vivid imagery...
Celia

[Antony]

Your description of delirium, jumps out onto the page, the fast pace of your words, compliments the picture you portray in the readers eyes. Very well written.
Antony

[Elsie Duggan]

I think this poem is a wonderful description of a dream, a fantasy dream, so well told, I enjoyed reading it very much,

[Forest Green]

Very illustrative of the mind and body's race to correct what has gone wrong, with visions and chills.

Good work. Makes me want to stay healthy!

Daniel

[AK]

My goodness... this is really vivid. Good job!

[Gary H]

That reminds me of the past few years being hooked on painkillers due to severe back pain. You are so right in your description - 'dreams and nightmares'. Great write.