Published September 15th, 2024
by Michael Bennett Leroux
I can't remember my nightmares
I wake up in a panic
Heart racing, eyes darting to find the threat
My breathing intense, on guard
She is asleep beside me
I didn't wake her
What was that dream?
Was I being congratulated for something?
Did I win something?
Like sand falling through my fingers
My nightmares are a mockery of my waking life
My brain connects these two worlds
But I can't remember my nightmares
Only a moment
The culmination of success
Eyes open
Heart drops
Reality
I must stay in reality
I can't remember why
but I know I get lost
It would be nice to escape into a dream
Just once, a dream
About the Poet
Michael Bennett Leroux resides in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Read the poet's biography on Michael Bennett Leroux's Artist Page.
This poem is included in Poetry World #10,
published in the Wax Poetry and Art Library.
Previously published in Toronto Poetry Magazine:
Shock Adjustment
by Ed Woods
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