Life

I watched him closely
From a few feet away
I watched helplessly

The flames from the cars grew more intense
But he didn't seem to notice that
He only had his eyes on her

He bent down to her
And clutched her tightly
He held her lifeless body

He pulled her as close to him as possible
His screams ripped through the sky like a knife
It shot through my heart

His pain seemed to drown me
He held on to her
Like if he held on tight enough
Life would re-enter her body

His tears flowed down his cheek
Like rain
He didn't bother to brush them off his face

His eyes stayed on the women in his arms
I could here him whisper things to her
Whisper his goodbyes

He let her go
I ran over to him
I tried to wrap my arms around him

But when I looked down at the women
I realized something

I was the woman....

Author's Note

this was a dream I had

Reviews

[Amy Vaughn]

i LOVE this. I really do. I was going to say "His screams ripped through the sky like a knife/It shot through my heart "was my favorite, because I really felt it, but I absolutely love the twist at the ending. I also like the idea of life re-entering her body. So, so good.

[Sarah Jane]

Wow, My favorite poems are the dreams, because they say that dreams mean somehting so not only are we reading you skills with words were reading something that is very personal. This was so vividly described it wa s movie in my mind:) well done

[vido.]

wow that is intense and such a powerful write. i have dreams like that sometimes, i have to say. very well written! x

[SilentSKY]

Wow. This is all I have to say. Wow. You never cease to amaze me, Sarah. Wow.

[KAREN]

Oh My! Sad! Painful! alittle scarey ending! Very deep, but good write!!

[KATHY SUE SILLS]

WOW! That's a dream i hope I never have! You so wrote about your dream in a brillian way to let your readers almost experience the dream too!

[Coyote Poetry]

A powerful poem and dream. You told a very sad tale. Some dreams can leave you with a mystery. A very good poem.
Coyote

[Cynthia]

so... creepy! Well, I never dream of something like seeing myself going to die or already dead, Great Poem.......

[HopelesslyDevoted]

ouch, harsh!

[Eternal.Dreamer]

It's almost like a scene from a movie...very good writing.

[Jeff]

What an incredible dream. Great work on writing it out.