I’d Rather Not, I’d Rather Dream

By GothicBlack

I chose not to see
What goes on inside of me
From bleeding hearts
To screaming minds
I’d rather not, I’d rather dream

But the doings can not be ignored
The feelings inside wont stay silent
For I’ve sewn their mouth shut for far too long
They wither and they cry
I can see it clearly through their eyes
But I’d rather not see, I’d rather dream

Dreams of unnamed monsters
Creatures buried beneath
Sleep does nothing,
No rest for thee
Only realities of war
Not fought by me
But waged in lands
Desolate and green
Blue my world
It freezes over
Over top of the blood
Over top of the love
I’d rather not,
I’d rather dream,

I’d rather not know
What’s going on inside
But it’s so incredibly hard
To ignore everything that’s me
I’d rather not
Will someone please
Put me to sleep

I have a gun under my pillow
For I’d rather dream

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Published on Thursday, December 11, 2003. Filed under: "Reflective" and "Poetry"

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Comments on "I’d Rather Not, I’d Rather Dream"

A former member wrote: I really liked this. I wish I could sleep. :// insomnia's a bitch.
On Thursday, January 17, 2008, Spiritus_Frumenti (341) wrote:

There's something about this that captures me. Its simplicity and rhythmn is like a sad dr. seuss song. wonderful indeed. - l -
A former member wrote: very well done. "I'd rather dream." *nods* I definitely like it.
A former member wrote: oh my fucking god... i love this! favorites!
A former member wrote: I heart dreams
On Tuesday, January 18, 2005, ShardsofSilence (222) wrote:

wow took me a while to finally stumble onto here but i must say, a very powerful and amazing write. especially the last two lines. lovely work
A former member wrote: awesome this has to be added to my faves collection
On Friday, June 4, 2004, aXe FactoR (335) wrote:

wow...full of greatness, this one. loved every word.. nice write. powerful. -MeL-
On Wednesday, February 4, 2004, Silver Spectre (90) wrote:

I'd Rather Not, Id Rather Dream...I love this title ~Silver~
On Saturday, January 3, 2004, CharlottesWeb (511) wrote:

Ooo that last line was a suprise! And it gave the whole thing this twist that should have been seen coming from the beginning but wasn't! Ooo, great writting! When begins to rise, clarity bubbles and chaos begins. I see this. ~JMDW~
On Thursday, December 18, 2003, Seraphic (209) wrote:

This gave me so many mixed feelings, and made me shiver, great job :) *~seraph~*
On Thursday, December 11, 2003, yslehc (334) wrote:

i love this.. i really like the 3rd little stanza thing, it's great...:)
On Thursday, December 11, 2003, Stranger (264) wrote:

Last two lines gave me an uncomfortable chill; I did not see that coming. Excellent and powerful writing.
On Wednesday, February 18, 2004, Raven (300) wrote:

ditto on those last two lines... it pulled the whole thing together quite nicely... _Raven
A former member wrote: Oh wow this was powerful. The last two lines of this sent chills all up and down my spine. I can really relate to this, very nicely done. ~Urban Shipwreck~