Fever Dreams

I'm so tired,

And yet I can't sleep.

This heat is embodied misery;

Drowning me,

Suffocating me,

Never ceasing,

And all consuming.

I grasp at cool breezes,

Rare like a single drop of water

In a long parched desert

And I did not know how thirsty I was

Till I had but a little to drink,

And the water was bitter, not sweet.

Those blankets are tangled at my feet.

What once was a long awaited dream

Becomes a feverish nightmare:

Tossing in turning

Scaring and burning,

But didn't I call this pain my home?

I'm a prisoner locked in a fantasy-

Looked at like a princess

And treated like a queen,

But witness to the cruelness

Of those who claim it is all in love

All in good fun.

Fun like a knife piercing your heart.

And God, I just can't escape this awful heat!

Someone save me from this dreaded heat!

Author's Note

If you can't tell, the lack of air conditioning and certain people are driving me slightly bonkers.

Reviews

[Anonymous -]

s**t , this whole time I'm reading into something deeper , not just the lack of AC. Thats amazing !

[Lost in Wonderland]

Thanks! I'm glad you got something out of it :)
God bless

[Commanda Panda]

What I like about this is it could be something as simple as not having any AC, but I'm sure a lot of people would be able to find deeper meaning. If you can affect people in a way where they see more than what's on the surface, I believe you've done your job as a writer.

[jonah]

it's nice how you got the inspiration from the lack of air conditioning haha. i take this poem expresses the mess going in your head in such awful temperature. anyway it's interesting, i think it's quite simple.....and the emotion is expressed clearly. A good piece

[Lost in Wonderland]

Thank you :)
God bless

[Sevendayspast]

*Claps* Well done. Well done.

[Lost in Wonderland]

Thanks:) (btw your name reminds me of "The Ring")

[Sevendayspast]

Haha oh yeah? You been alright? Haven't really been on here faithfully like I used too. I'm just now returning favors of peoples reviews haha

[Lost in Wonderland]

I'm alright, bogged down with homework though. I noticed that you hadn't been on!

[Sevendayspast]

Yeah, I'm going to try and hold down a routine of being on here more and trying to write more. And sorry to hear your smothered with homework haha

[Lost in Wonderland]

Yeah haha oh well

[Sevendayspast]

Thats life huh?

[Lost in Wonderland]

yep.
ugh I hate having to write 10 characters

[Sevendayspast]

That sounds terrible haha

[Lost in Wonderland]

yeah haha very

[Lost in Wonderland]

no! wait I meant in order to reply

[Sevendayspast]

Oh well that's equally frustrating haha

[Lost in Wonderland]

yep haha well I'm super tired so I'm gonna hit the hay, night!

[Sevendayspast]

Goodnight Budd Sleep well!

[Dez]

oh god i broke a sweat as i read. i like this idea and i love "Fun like a knife piercing your heart." great line. you really expressed the emotions and characteristics of heat well.

[Lost in Wonderland]

Thank you:)
God bless

[sheila.j]

it's wonderful how lack of air conditioning can turn into such a great piece (:

[Lost in Wonderland]

haha thank you

[TheJordBaker]

Great piece Mickey. I wish I knew how a true heatwave felt, we complain it's too hot if it reaches 70 in the UK.

[Lost in Wonderland]

Trust me, in this case ignorance is bliss haha. Thanks for the review:)

[Tai Ryens]

Melodramatic suffering seems to be the most humorous thing to me, no offense to you of course. I find it amusing (I do use 'amusing' in a complimenting fashion, the same as one might use enticed or intrigued).

[Blue Ivory]

Suffering turns us poetic. Great description!