Nightmares

beth_sweety13 · Post by **beth_sweety13** » May 18th, 2006, 9:09 pm

Your palms get sweaty, and you can't breathe.
And you try to wake up, but you can't leave.
It doesn't matter if you're running, or if you're falling.
Or if you hear your name, someone's calling.
Your heart races, and you open your mouth,
but when you try to scream, not a sound comes out.
Nothing seems real, you put me through such strife.
Oh wait... This isn't a dream... This is real life.

Post by **joel** » May 18th, 2006, 9:14 pm

beth_sweety13 wrote:Your palms get sweaty,...
This is real life.

Welcome, Beth!

Seems like a little panic--a little troubling panic.

I like the way it flows, with the kind of dreamy rhythym (spelling?)and sway of the first moments after waking up--especially when you haven't caught your breath just yet.

Opening with the seaty palms...leaves an ambiguity of if you're speaking in ageneralized 2nd person...or to some active other person, somehow gettin' his (or, I suppose, her) sweated up....

I like this piece and will have to read it more...looking forward to more!

-joel

Post by **Doreen Peri** » May 18th, 2006, 9:53 pm

Oops! I thought your screen name was a "bot" screen name. Hard to explain but we have been infiltrated by a variety of computer scripts which register as screen names for the sole purpose of promoting their wares and I need to upgrade the software.

Anyway, looks like I deleted your account without realizing you were a real person and I'm terribly sorry.

When you see this, please feel free to re-register.

Thanks!

Post by **Axanderdeath** » May 18th, 2006, 11:06 pm

I enjoyed this and the other one as well. I think you should keep your guest status because it make you seem mysteriois.

people are all thinking the same thing. be positive. don't fixate on one thing--of course that is easy for some...

Post by **Ann Bingham** » May 19th, 2006, 4:12 pm

Doreen this is not a bot this is my friend I told you about.

Did not know what her screen name would be, but knew I would recognize.

Beth so glad you are here. Welcome, hope you like it here. And about the poem. Whoa what a great first post. Been looking for you for a couple of days. I really like this one, you have insight into real life. We wish it was a dream, and panic to find out it is real life.

Post by **Doreen Peri** » May 19th, 2006, 4:16 pm

Ann I'm so sorry!

Could you please email Beth and ask her to re-register?

We have 20+ bots registering here a day. Sometimes it's hard for me to tell. I apologize for my error.

Thank you for inviting Beth and for letting her know I made an error.

Looking forward to reading more of your work, Beth!

Post by **iblieve** » May 19th, 2006, 4:33 pm

We have the same problem at DARc doreen and another friend of mine at another site does too. Erin and I go in daily and delete them. The way I know they are bots is the message and internet web page is an advertizement. Any way beth I love this poem and I am sure you will love it here at Studio 8.
"C"

Post by **stilltrucking** » May 19th, 2006, 6:05 pm

Nothing seems real; you put me through such strife.
Oh wait... This isn't a dream... This is real life.

I don't mind nightmares, cheap entertainment. But you spooked me big time with your poem. Just a coincidence but I was having a real life nightmare when I read this. I thought a hacker was trashing studio eight again. Then you appeared and almost disappeared. It was all so weird. It was synchronicity I suppose. Serendipity, perfect timing.

I hope you will be back. I am too old for roller coasters,

But I am still an adrenalin junkie.

Thank you so much for the post.

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