Strangers In My Dreams( including me)

My subconscious

has always been a scoundrel,

But last night

It was pure diabolical.

Paying with my mind

like a conductor of an orchestra.

For every image

on the R.E.M. stage

had outline of faces

that seemed familiar

with expressions

I’ve never seen in daytime.

And though the scenery seems familiar

it makes me feel like a stranger in a strange land.

So much so

that I can’t even recognize

the back of my hand.

As the dream goes on I had a sense of dejavu.

Suddenly, as I wake,

I shake my head,

trying to remember

the dream I had.

Reviews

[Ayesha Faiz]

This poem shows how dreams can feel strange and confusing. The mind plays tricks, showing familiar faces in strange ways. The dream feels real but also makes you feel lost. And when you wake up, you try hard to remember it, but it quickly fades. This poem felt really relatable to me because like whenever I experience a dream like that and then wake up, it honestly feels soo very real and I try soo hard to remember it but at the same time I don't want to remember it becasue most of the times, the dream is really confusing.. it's both cool and haunting.
Thanks for sharing this poem!

[The Rock And Roll Cowboy(REBEL WITH A CAUSE)]

Thank you so very much again

[Betty Hermelee]

Surely it was not a sweet dream to remember! Often our dreams are frightening, and perhaps because of that we tend to forget them....not always... I love the description of your dream...." My subconscious has always been a scoundrel"....great opening line; your detail is great, and I'm glad when you awakened you forgot it!
NICE!
Warmly, B

[The Rock And Roll Cowboy(REBEL WITH A CAUSE)]

why thank you so much

[Betty Hermelee]

you are very welcome😊
Warmly, B

[jacob erin-cilberto]

"Andy, have you heard about this one?" Dreams can reflect what is there in waking hours so precisely...that we get to the point that we cannot tell one from another...real or memorex???

I got inside this poem...and then woke up...knowing I just read something really good, but wound up trying to remember the dream word for word.
j.

[The Rock And Roll Cowboy(REBEL WITH A CAUSE)]

I know exactly what you mean.