Meditation in the Dark
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It's time to meditate
Just sit back and relax
Let's start by closing our eyes
Focusing on just your breathing
In the nose
Out your mouth
Can you feel yourself melting
Into your chair
Into your bed
Let all the cares go
Let all the stresses go
Now
Imagine yourself
In a perfect dreamworld
Light breeze and sun shining down
Warmth on your face
Gentle lapping of the pool
Laughter in the distance
Birdsong all around
With clemenine rain and marmalade skylines
Sweet scent of a perfect day
Suddenly someone calls out to you
Your heart feels happy and content
You can't respond
You can't move
The sky turns black as coal
Absence of light
You feel a cold shiver down your back
You can't shake off the dread
The neverending nightmare approaching
Dread is in the air
As the mist gets thicker
Your breathing gets laboured
What was that wheezing?
What was that scream?
Is that the smell of death?
Maybe counting will help
Ten
A flash of light
Nine
The temperature keeps dropping
Eight
Is that metal being sharpened?
Seven
Rainfall turns to blood
Six
Chanting in the distance
Five
Footsteps from the horizon
Four
Swords unsheathed
Three
Shackles on your feet
Two
Rope around your waist and arms
One
Just wake up
Can't wake up
Try harder
Can't wake up
Breathe
Just breathe
Just...
About the Creator
Paul Stewart
Award-Winning Writer, Poet, Scottish-Italian, Subversive.
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