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Cruel Dream

I could feel the pain
tearing through the fabric
of my body.
Red waves of tears crashed
upon the floor.
I screamed,
and my scream responded.
And life was placed within my arms.
Future shined in brilliant eyes,
and love held my heart.
But as fast as I could
breathe,
my baby was taken away.
Where I was in life,
I could not survive
nor care for another
without drowning,
so without question,
they decided
what was best for me.
I sat up in sweat
with tears stinging my eyes.
My heart was breaking.
How cruel is my mind
for having this dream?
How cruel am I
to myself
when I am ready to give up
looking for love?
Maybe,
for me to love,
for me to live,
I needed to change,
and if I did
free myself
from the burden that I carry,
then maybe,
one day,
this life,
this child
would remain
held within my heart.

Cruel Dream
by, Melissa R. Mendelson

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Comments

<Deleted User> (4235)

Sun 20th Mar 2011 03:09

Thank you, Cynthia. My dream journal entries are my poems, and some dreams fade fast while others remain strong. Where I am in life now is at a crossroads, but if I can change, then I can change for the better. And I hope so.

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Cynthia Buell Thomas

Sat 19th Mar 2011 16:38

This is a very forceful poem, Melissa, addressing a powerful subject of control over other people...the unknown 'they': 'so without question, they decided what was best for me' strikes hard. Interesting that you swerved from the honesty of 'where I was in life/I could not survive/nor care for another' to 'Maybe,I needed to change...' Big, big 'Maybe'. But, maybe, the dream sparked clear thinking, if not outright commitment immediately. It's well-written too.

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