Suddenly and uninvited Dawn appears
and reaches deep inside of you
piercing your outer shell
of eyelid skin and flesh cushion.
OH DAWN OF STEALTH!
Mercilessly it jolts your mind
out of its cocoon of amniotic Suspension
which transcends all laws, natural and man-made,
out of blissful Disembodiment from self,
out of Fantasy beyond description,
where that palpable state of Omnipotence resides.
OH CRUEL DAWN!
Now dreamscapes evaporate under morning sun's invasive glare,
Sleep-drunk torpor gives way to the inevitability of purpose
Synapses twitch into brain-controlled efficiency.
OH DAWN OF DUE-DILIGENCE!
When the bathroom mirror reveals a light crusty stain on your cheek,
the tracks of your tears cast a slip-shadow of remembrance,
as fleeting as the hummingbird darting away,
of that un-chartable nameless territory,
where your subconscious mind is a nightly Explorer,
pouring out and being replenished,
shedding the tears of Pain,
shedding the tears of Ecstasy.
OH DAWN, INTERCEPTOR OF DREAMS!
© Ana Elsner
From 'Ciphers Of Uncommon Origin - Poems By Ana Elsner'
(InstaPLANET Press 2007)
Reprinted by permission
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1 comment:
I like this poem, how it describes the first moments of waking up, not quite ready to let go of the dream world and face the new day.
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