Indefinitely Dreaming

Wrote this for James E. Green's Quick Contest no2. I'm not entirely fond of it, but here it is.

Hopeless and hapless
Yet
Unrelenting and ceaseless
Just
Stupid and desperate
So
Cut my dreams and wake me up

Words plastered to my throat
These searing embers are stubborn
I tell myself with meager force
That this ending is fantastic
Perfection, everything I could want
But it's a shadow in reality
Cast by a starving tree

I will curse your name
Wish horrors upon you
Disease upon your family
My words are hollow
My tongue trembles
But I assure you, in silent confession
These tears are authentic

Hunting the fairy tale again
Anguish clutching my hands the entire way
Frantic, illusive vision
Enveloping this insane reality

If I cannot wake up
If my sanity's too drunk
Please forgive me
Then pull the plug

Reviews

[Kimberly Smith]

damn ..just damn I love it ...you are very talented

[John McGrael]

i really like his poem man, the title drew me in cause i write a bunch about dreams and stuff

[Frances O'Neill]

I like how each stanza is stylized to suit yourself, it makes the poem quite unique! It is quite confusing combining reality with fantasy on a story level. Nice spill!

[Jimmy Greenie]

Thanks. I appreciate this. The poem is good and very interesting. I'm curious about the last line. What exactly did you mean by "Then Pull the Plug?"