The Existential Crisis Extramarital Affair or That Time I Was Richard Gere!

Waking up topless, my vision is bleary

Feeling both tired and rather weary

I'm lying on top of a soft hotel bed

When I should be asleep at home instead

Ignoring that something is not quite right

I go to the ensuite and switch on the light

Turn on the tap, splash my face with water

The air has got thick and the temperature hotter

As I look in the mirror, I'm so shocked to see

Mr Richard Gere, staring right back at me

We’re talking sexy, Pretty Woman Mr Gere

Not older and greyer, Arbitrage Mr Gere

I almost say “Oh Boy” like I'm in Quantum Leap

Before heading to bed, clearly, I need more sleep

I need to clear my head and figure this out

What’s going on here, what’s this all about?

As I sit and lay back on the big hotel bed

Thoughts are racing through my troubled head

Confusion grips at me, I just can't be Richard Gere

I've never watched, let alone starred in Primal Fear

I turn in the bed, see a woman next to me

Her face is a blur, she's another mystery

Can’t deal with that now, I look at the ceiling

Things don’t make sense, so again I’m feeling

Something's afoot here, it's not normal or right

I then hear cameras and see a flash of light

As a large word in bold appears above my head

Floating, its colour changes from black to red

A man then shouts “Cut” and it becomes clear

I’m filming a steamy trailer as Richard Gere.

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Along with my first entry for the Full Moon Challenge, Gillian Anderson And I, I noted that I would be writing another poem inspired by a dream involving an actor.

So, yes, I did actually dream that I was Richard Gere filming a scene before the movie title appeared above me like it was the trailer...

The word that appeared above my head like the title of the movie was either Unfaithful (which is actually a Richard Gere film) or Infidelity. Unfortunately, I can't remember that detail.

Thanks for taking the time to read my crazy dream poem.

If you enjoyed it, you may like the aforementioned Gillian Anderson-featuring dream or this recent creation:

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