Covered in a dream

sorenbarrett

I pulled on a cobweb and the roof fell in

covered in bats dust and rats

Roaches and spiders in a coal bin

now come the gnats

 

Inside my shirt a fly did flirt

with the hairs on my chest

Out of a sore a millipede did squirt

joining in with the rest

 

I scratched at the fleas

My mouth full of worms wouldn't let me scream

The gooey filth of a sneeze

wrapped in a child's dream

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Comments5

  • Teddy.15

    Oh how magnificent and terribly terrible all at once, I have child hood dreams 3 of which I had repeated I remember them even today. One was a witch chasing me up stair case as my feet glued to the stairs, an airplane upside down and a dream where I'm in a place which is always the same place every time I dreamt it this one I still have. 🌹 wonderful imagery in this fab poetry.

    • sorenbarrett

      Thanks so much Teddy for the review and comment this one started as the first line and then one silly image followed the next as a patchwork quilt of past memories. I appreciate the review and most kind words friend.

    • orchidee

      A fine write SB. So that why KP scratches - she got fleas! lol.

      • sorenbarrett

        Thanks Orchi don't get too close they can jump a long ways.

      • Doggerel Dave

        I have encountered one or two of those freeloaders Soren, but never all at once. yuk!. I do hope an acceptable level of hygiene exists now. I am about to retire to bed; thanks for making my night so tranquil..........

        • sorenbarrett

          Thanks for the read Dave. Sweet dreams.

        • Bella Shepard

          The strange places we wander in sleep, and the inexplicable stories our brain invents, a dreamscape magical, mystical, frightening, all rolled up in your eloquent words. Loved it!

          • sorenbarrett

            So glad you stopped by Bella. Thank you for your read and most kind comments.

          • Goldfinch60

            Such strange dream soren, I hope you have better ones.

            Andy

            • sorenbarrett

              Thanks Andy appreciate the read and good wishes.



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