I Awaken from a Dream

K.Hartless,

I awaken from a dream
to a crime scene:
bodies outlined in chalk,
questioning the witnessing walls
about what they’d seen.

But all leads disappear into the
sun’s nook–shapes from a childhood
coloring book. I’m left with crinkled covers
clues, memories pinned on a headboard,
tummy truths, and a rabid animal on my chest,
but I can’t recall the rest.
Blood splatter memories are brief,
and the white mountainside of the pillow
against clenched teeth–
a dental record sealed beneath.

© khartless 2022, All Rights Reserved

Featured Artwork: “Waking Nightmare” Ashley Haigh

Published by K.Hartless

K.Hartless is a persistent poet and eclectic fiction writer. She’s been recently published in Luna Station Quarterly, The Last Girls Club, Edge of Humanity Magazine, Pure Haiku, and Spillwords. Her blog, Yardsale of Thoughts, blends fiction, poetry, music, and art to create new experiences for readers.

15 Comments

  5. You always create the most wondrous imagery, K. “and the white mountainside of the pillow against clenched teeth,
    a dental record sealed beneath.” Seriously, that’s epic.

    Like

    Reply

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