Darling,
when I dream,
I excavate old relics —
skeletons and ghosts —
from the past.
I wonder if, this time, they want to play or if I’ll wake up with more scars. I should know better by now to let dead things lie.
© Sarah Doughty
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haunting yet brave. beautiful!
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Aw, thanks!
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always love! ❤
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Beautiful doesn’t do it justice and divine is way too pure. I’ll simply state I love this and be gone forevermore…
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Why be gone forevermore? Thank you for the kind words!
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Dealing with PTSD and dreams is not fun at all. Just the other night I had a dream that I was sleeping my bed, and I could hear my mother screaming that there was a “bad man” outside the door. Screaming for me to wake up. I put so much effort into waking up in the dream, that I actually woke up in real life. Heaving for air and on the verge of shouting for help. It was not a nice experience. I hope we all can find some kind of peace so that our dreams don’t keep haunting us ❤
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Yes, I understand. Sleep paralysis and waking up in a panic are sometimes worse than the dreams themselves.
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Beautiful!
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Thanks so much!
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I wanted to let you know that I nominated you for The Versatile Blogger Award. Details can be found on my site. ❤
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Thank you so much! I’ve already received this award, but I’ll add your name to the list of nominees! 😊
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No need Sarah! Just wanted you to know I appreciate you! 🙂
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I do appreciate it. 😊
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🙂
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Wow! I love reading this! Great writing.
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Aw thank you!
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Sometimes dreams are better off forgotten. I love this.
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I agree. If only they were that easy to forget.
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I turn my worst ones into stories. It helps!
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Sometimes I do that. Mostly I write about the abuse that led to the nightmares, but I could try that.
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Incredible.
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Thanks! 😊 😊
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Reblogged this on Sudden Denouement Literary Collective.
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nicely written
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Many thanks!
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A haunting piece. It’s strange how things we thought long past always return with a vengeance in our dreams.
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Indeed. 💖 Thanks, love!
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Well written Sarah ❤
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Thank you!
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You’re welcome Sarah😊
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Absolutely haunting visions of naive nightmares
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Thank you so much!
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You’re most welcome
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