dream of me once in a while
may it be bittersweet
It often feels like yesterday,
Yet today; it has felt like an eternity, since you were by my side.
I tried to speak your name again recently…
It still makes my throat get tight.
Beaten back down by tonsils and tongue, until I feel your name making knots where butterflies still inconveniently reside.
I tried to rest and slumber to get you off my mind,
But you showed up in my dream, you were smiling as your fingers interlocked with mine.
A tragedy struck again the moment I woke,
The brutality of my unconscious mind teasing a future I once dreamed of; a future now revoked.
About the Creator
Tommy Ballard
I'm a professional writer, a poet, a digital artist and an amateur musician. In my free time, I can often be found pondering magnets, breaking and entering random homes to steal locks of human hair and throwing car batteries into the ocean.
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Comments (4)
You have captured these feeling with great images very well. 👏 It sure is a recognition one does not want to wake up to!
This is beautiful. Absolutely feel the love behind it.
Gosh this hit me so hard because I've experienced this before. Sending you lots of love and hugs ❤️
Such an intense visual. I have felt this exact thing. Great work