Meditation in the Dark
Don't Trust Everyone On the Internet
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
Scottish-Italian poet/writer from Glasgow.
I put myself into all writing I publish.
Self-pubished books and etsy store coming soon!
"Every man has a sane spot somewhere" R.L Stevenson
https://nanowrimo.org/participants/paulwriterstewart
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Comments (14)
Adrenaline pumping!
That was great - I've been here with people, when the safety gets shattered from within.
Oh wow that took a turn, Paul Completely unexpected! You had me pleasant and peaceful, basking in the calm before you brought the hammer down you sly dog you. Brilliantly done! Loved being able to read it. Maybe I should go through the first part again, just to bring my heart rate back down
The number of scam emails & text messages I receive daily is staggering. We've had friends who have fallen hook, line & sinker for romance scams & have literally lost everything. Second half of the poem is what it seems to me it feels like.
Heheheheheheh I grinned at metal being sharpened and rainfall turns to blood! Loved this poem!
👏 Very relaxing!! 😄
Shit! That was wild. Love it.
Yep, that went way, waaaaaay south!
hehe seems like supermoon is getting out in there its actually of Life and death so You can deeply feel it again as from reading You! Nothing to worry about let go all will be all right :) great poem about meditation and how one can experience it ! and today moon will shift the circulation of blood so today its worth the ride :)! I enjoy it! Your poem I mean! sometimes its good to walk and start meditation in there later movement to calm down the mind first anyway sure You do know ! Today is the strongest Super Moon so it may help to overcome fears anxiety all issues ! Wish You good luck ! and best possible transformation!
That one took a turn!! 😱 Excellent 👍👍👍👍
damn this was a roller coaster!
Great! Nice work! Love it!
My goodness- that took an unexpected twist. I thought the warning was a mistake- I’ll pay more attention next time!
Fucking hell! This was one of the most stunning lines 'With clemenine rain and marmalade skylines' And then you did the whole countdown scary thing. Spilled a cat! #hatetolove