Waking Asleep

Posted on October 19, 2020 by crispina kemp

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A nightmare, I know it is
I’m LUCID dreaming
I can wake from it

I struggled to wake
I woke in my bed
NO! Not my bed
I’m dreaming again

I struggled to wake
I woke in my bed
NO! Not my bed

43 words written for Sammi’s Weekend Writing Prompt: Lucid

True story. I pulled myself through 5 layers of sleep to reach proper consciousness and my own bed. It was frightening.

 

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25 Responses to Waking Asleep

  3. joanne the geek says:
    October 19, 2020 at 1:22 pm

    That would be so scary.

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    • crispina kemp says:
      October 20, 2020 at 4:15 pm

      It was. What I omitted for lack of space was one of the wakings there was a little red imp setting on my shoulder (I was lying on my side). I told it to f-off, that is didn’t scare me. And then tried to wake again

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  4. Dale says:
    October 19, 2020 at 6:15 pm

    Ugh! The nightmare that does not want to give up!
    Well done!

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  5. Brian Bixby says:
    October 19, 2020 at 8:12 pm

    Can’t beat you at that: I’m only dreamed about dreaming. Though I have dreamed I’ve been killed, and managed to somehow get out of the situation.

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  6. sammicoxwriter says:
    October 20, 2020 at 11:07 am

    Wanting to wake and not being able to, yes, I can imagine that is frightening. And a bad dream stuck on repeat…very atmospheric, I could feel the tension in this one 🙂

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  7. Jen Goldie says:
    October 20, 2020 at 5:11 pm

    I remember you telling me about that horrendous experience.
    I hope it’s only memory now. 🌼

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  8. Jen Goldie says:
    October 22, 2020 at 1:06 am

    And the dreams and ghosts? Are they gone?

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  9. Andrea Stephenson says:
    October 25, 2020 at 4:34 pm

    Uuuugh, those times you get trapped in dreams are awful!

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    • crispina kemp says:
      October 26, 2020 at 6:42 pm

      It’s only happened like that yhe once. Usually once I realise I’m dreaming I can get out of it. Though sometimes I realise I’m dreaming and DON’T want to get out of it. Oh, just stay a little bit longer, I’m enjoying this. But no, I wake

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