3am Dreams
By: Annette Camp
July 24, 2023
My mom, sister,
and three
bed linens.
Dreams
and 3am
interpretations.
Mom:
A positive
indication
of success.
Sis:
A sign of new
beginnings,
opportunities.
Appearing
3 times:
A sign of a
fruitful life.
Bed
linens:
Starting with
a clean slate.
The book:
10,000 Dreams
Interpreted.
Internet
searches of
dream symbolism.
I yearn for the
meaning of
weird dreams.
Signs of
success.
Favorable
outcomes.
Now, I can sleep.
Body Aches
By: Annette Camp
July 18, 2023
The bandage forcefully
ripped off, exposing
the skin and
underlying tissue.
Severe bleeding again.
The wound aches
and echoes of the
long-lasting trauma
experienced.
So my life has
been since you
abruptly left.
The damage done.
The internal injury
now exposed to the
external world.
The pain is great.
My body aches.
The Bedrock
By Annette Camp
July 14, 2023
Resuscitated.
Restored to life
from a place
that was dying.
A painful place
that lacked
TRUE
connection.
Coming from a
psychologically
expressive
deficit.
Arising out of
a feeling of
emotional
disconnection.
REAL talk.
Sparks of light.
Gentle tears.
Vulnerability.
Talk about life.
About love.
About anything.
And everything.
Not just dialogue
around the day.
or family.
or weather.
More than
conversation
in the kitchen
over a meal.
A voice spoken
without regret
or fear of
consequence.
Honest.
Supportive.
Softness.
And strength.
The bedrock
of trust.
of respect.
CONNECTION.
Speechless
By: Annette Camp
July 13, 2023
She told me to
get in the car
and she drove.
Where we were
going I had no
earthly idea.
Soon after, we arrived
at a local coffee shop
she frequented.
When we went
in, about ten or
so of my friends
were there.
"What is going on
here," I asked. At that
moment, her phone
rang unexpectedly.
She stepped away
to take the call, and
I went in search
of answers.
I was told that
they didn't know
why they'd been
called, but were
very curious.
She ended her
call. Then, she
came over. Taking
my hand, she got
on one knee.
She asked me to
end my messages
of being single
and to be hers
alone.
I was speechless...
Ripples in a Still Pond
By: Annette Camp
July 11, 2023
Many a person has
reflected on the
external effect of
ripples occurring
when an object is
dropped in a pond
or other body of
water.
The surface is
immediately altered.
This eternal shift
is not void of
internal modification.
Just as the
surface ripples
forth great
adjustments in
the external...
The internal is
forever transformed.
A recognition of
the everlasting shift
both in the internal
and external must
be made for us
also. Truth be told,
external alterations
affect us internally.
We are forever
changed, as ripples
change a still pond.
Stop I Pleaded
By Annette Camp
July 1, 2023
A man has taken
my son away.
I saw them leave
together with my
own two eyes.
I ran after the
vehicle, only to
have my son tear
up and turn away.
As I reached out
toward him, I
screamed: "I
will save you."
With tears
running down
my cheeks, he
mouthed, "I'm ok."
I yelled to the
driver to stop
and pleaded
with my son to
jump from the
moving vehicle.
He shook his head
and said, "I can't.
I'm the father of
his daughter's child."
In My Dreams
By Annette Camp
July 1, 2023
Last night, I
saw you in
my dreams.
It occurred in my
mind involuntarily
as I slept.
A vivid narrative
that you actively
participated in.
Now, as I write,
the content of it
slowly fades.
What I heard,
touched,
smelled,
and tasted
through my
senses - gone!
But the ideas,
thoughts and
feelings...
Clear as day.
I knew it was
you there.
Not just images,
but emotions
and sensations.
Ever since, I've
been as happy as
the day is long.
