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Do Not Disturb This Slumber

My sleep is dream-filled now -- imagined scenes, practiced dialogues, fervid comments, loving words -- never-voiced retorts. I resist awaking, lie in bed clinging to a dream world -- and to that mind-constructed me within it -- to that better, truer self, an ached-for rosy apparition. Do not disturb my slumber -- let me lie abed and smile until this waking world conforms to the ideal one I build in dreams.

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Caren Krutsinger

Date: 11/1/2021 11:42:00 PM

No one better wake me up, I rely on my dream world like nobody's business. Which is why I enjoy this write!

Andrea Dietrich

Date: 7/2/2021 9:03:00 PM

I love "dream world" I even take pills now to keep myself asleep. My body resists "uninterrupted sleep" without them. My dreams are very weird but they sure are entertaining!!

Timothy Hicks

Date: 3/29/2021 5:38:00 PM

“Imagined scenes ... practiced dialogues ... never-voiced retorts” .... you’ve been reading my diary, haven’t you? Jokes aside, this really is a powerful write ... and one easy to relate to. I’ve probably talked and argued with myself FAR more than I’ve had actual conversations. Not sure if that’s good or bad, but in either case. Excellent introspective pen.

Mark Toney

Date: 8/14/2020 8:40:00 AM

Brilliant write, Leo. What CayCay said. ~Mark

Caycay Jennings

Date: 6/5/2019 6:12:00 PM

If any one person cannot relate to this, well, I cannot believe them. Who hasn't at one time or another preferred their dream world to reality. A memorable write, one that resonates very much with me. All the best ... CayCay

Leo Larry Amadore
Date: 6/6/2019 5:00:00 PM

Many thanks for your ego-boosting and supportive comment.