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

[kublakhan27]

I know exactly where you're coming from...my apartment is like a greenhouse on muggy summer days, and it eats at my concentration to the extent that I can't even read or write, which drives me crazy...you've done a wonderful job of getting that feeling across...nicely done :)

[Lost in Wonderland]

Thank you :))

[kublakhan27]

No problem :)

[CreativeCookie]

I can tell, and understand, to a degree. I love this piece! You've done it again.
Love,
CreativeCookie

[Lost in Wonderland]

Thank you:)
God bless

[Kyle Sky]

I can sympathize with the experience of scorching heat, especially where I'm from. Besides that, from the second to the last stanza, I can understand the heat you mentioned can also symbolize the stress coming from your home. You expressed two different ideas both from physical and emotional experience very well. Great piece.

[Lost in Wonderland]

Thank you:)
God bless

[Relic]

We had 7 days of a heat wave that didn't get below 90 degrees. I know your sentiments well. Combining that with stress can make an awful night and week. I feel for you on this one. :)

[Lost in Wonderland]

haha thanks hopefully this rain we're getting here will cool things down

[Adam M. Snow]

Living in Arizona, that is how I feel lol. The heat is too much and the drama within my family is driving me more insane than what I really am. Love this piece.

[Lost in Wonderland]

Yeah I live in Texas, but at least we have AC. In Austria they have none!! Thank you for the review:)

[Simon Welsh]

We've had a heatwave aha... it's starting to dissipate here though. I sympathise fully.

[Lost in Wonderland]

I'm so sorry you've had to go through this trying time as well haha

[An owl on the moon]

You must simply be burning up, but your inspiration is boiling over beautifully! A powerful glimpse at the heat, and the stress, and the suffocating sting of summer... I shall return in winter when it's 20 degrees and I can't get warm! :)

[Lost in Wonderland]

thanks for the review:)

["Fanatical Dreamer"]

I can sense great frustration,I would have fallen asleep in the bath tub :-)

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I actually just wrote a poem about the heat too. I cannot wait for fall :) Great job.

[Lost in Wonderland]

thanks, and I know right!! Ugh I left Texas for Europe and it's just as hot here! Athens was scorching and Austria/Germany are in the midst of a heat wave!!

[s y e]

Not a heat fan are you? I'm not too keen on it, especially when it's over 100. :( Used to live in the middle east and the freezer - at the time - was my best friend, hah. A good poem, alot of powerful lines.

[Lost in Wonderland]

well I grew up in the heat (but with AC and a pool) but ugh it's just getting to me- added to the stress of traveling.

[s y e]

I hated it, I had AC and a pool, too when I lived in Saudi Arabia but I still hated it.

[Lost in Wonderland]

yeah it makes everything all sticky and stuff! Errg! I miss England Weather- When I was in London it was much cooler than here in Austria

[s y e]

You were in London? Did you like it, you were only like 6 hours away from me in Scotland, lol

[Lost in Wonderland]

Yeah it was awesome! I want to come back with my best friend next year. And cool:) I'm part scottish

[s y e]

Are you really?! That's so cool! Ha.

[Lost in Wonderland]

haha yep:) But only a little. My Dad really wants to go to Scotland and Ireland

[s y e]

I plan on travelling when I'm older, haha. It would be amazing.

[Lost in Wonderland]

yeah its neat:)

[Lost in Wonderland]

especially if you have family to stay with cause then its cheaper :P

[s y e]

YEah exactamoondo!