I observe all things around me
I analyze and write what I see,
extra trimmings which remain unwritten
freely spill over into a dream.
They all seem to come together
to create something shockingly new,
My mind never achieves conception
of what is made up and what is true.
In this world I’ve come to know
often the only one I can honestly trust,
takes the leftover thoughts of my day
and transforms them into lust.
This is where I can truly be me
no pressure of love and fear,
for the second my eyes do open
the evidence will disappear.
The sadness will come when I awake
when I realize for now it is gone,
I just need to try and remind myself
awaiting tonights advent won’t be long…
© 2018 Joseph Emerson @ WhatsInsideAMadmansHat.com
A good concept though!!
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Powerful as always. Love
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Thank you ! Means so much. Thank you for reading ☺️
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I wouldn’t miss it. 😉
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I love how you remove the outer shell of your emotions and get to the heart of your feelings. You are able to express the layers of your pain and pleasure through your words. Very effective!!
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I’m glad you liked it. I feel more comfortable letting it out in written words, opposed to my actual life where I bottle everything up until I literally lose my senses, so much so that my therapist says that I need to open up and not bottle everything… I always feel like he is always analyzing everything I do and say . haha. As always, thank you so much for stopping by and reading ☺️
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I agree that writing is easier than exposing ourselves in person. I think if we didn’t write we’d all go crazy. So often I see poets sob as they read their words and the “snaps” they hear is the love and respect of those listening. Blogs and poetry slams are safe spaces. Creatively putting your demons out there to be read or heard is courageous.
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Very well put… It’s definitely a life saver for sure. It’s the only hobby I can do anytime, anywhere with anything, even in my head when there’s no writing implement.
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So true. I used to take a pad and pen with me. Now my iPhone does the trick. It makes anywhere I go inspirational. I used to tell my students to jot down emotions and sensory details whenever they go to a restaurant or the park. They’d come back to school with the most amazing incite. Just think, without deep thinkers or troubled people we would never have had the brilliance of Edgar Allen Poe, Van Gogh, Mozart. Art in any form comes from torment or imperfection, but the result is well worth it.
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so, so true.
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Excellently put. Whether it’s comforting or unsettling at least our dream world is a place that is truly ours and unconstrained by others.
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Absolutely. Thanks for reading!
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For sure they are thoughts so beautifully you have kept them in order. Great poem
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Thank you kindly. 😁
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Welcome.
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Loved the post. New to your blog and absolutely love your writings. 💜
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Wow. Thank you so much. And Welcome! I hope you enjoy your stay !
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I would i hope so too. 😊
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You can check my blog as well.
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I would like to Nominate you for the Liebster Award. https://girlptsddepression777.wordpress.com
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Aw thank you too much. Much appreciated. I am traveling at the moment… but I will be happy to get to this as soon as I sit down. Thanks again 👍
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Thanks 🙂
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Alright how have I not seen not your blog before! There is a way you gently introduce the idea going bit by bit, delicately, beautifully and then suddenly one finds oneself diving into a deep emotion. Dreams are important for me too, though hazy but sometimes they are everything I need even if they are for some minutes.
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Thank you so much. That’s so nice of you. And yes I believe we get to live two different worlds but most do not pay attention to the sub conscience one… ya might as well enjoy it, since we are technically living it.
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Haha! I enjoy when I get food dreams 😁 have a nice day!
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A great read and a beautiful idea. Awesome poem.
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Thank you so much. 😁
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Welcome
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Thoughts… Dream killers, especially when they’re overused. I, yoo, have an article called “Thoughts”.
Going further on this line, writing has opened my eyes on how strong we can, actually, be if we collaborate with our thoughts, instead of letting them patronize us… 😉
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So very true. Thanks for reading✌️
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Thank you for letting yourself be real and writing everything. Is the best therapy ever (besides music!).
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Agreed! Thanks again for reading.
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Of course! 😊
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This was really really good
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Thank you so much !
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lovely
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