I would be happy to visit your dreams,
To see your world through your subconscious,
To find a warm place in your thoughts,
To stand beside you as you battle your fears,
And one day too, for you to visit mine.
~RyeNCode~
My dreams are not often remembered at morning.
Rarer still does a nightmare break through to my consciousness.
A nightmare is described as a bad dream. What substance of a bad dream, I believe speaks much to the character of the dreamer. Though in what ways, I’m not qualified to say.
My own nightmares, are not of beasts and demons. What causes me unease in sleep are not creatures that case fear and pain, but rather those IN fear and pain. These creatures take the form of friends, loved ones, and those who are not current in my life.
My most recent nightmare was of someone whom is gone from my life, though far too often fresh in memory. In the dream, she screamed, yelled and cried in pain. Angry word without meaning or form. Though I could not make sense of the sounds, their cause was clear. It was my own existence that was the cause for her suffering.
These are my nightmares.
With a December black psalm
And the night mare rides on
~RyeNCode~
I don’t often remember my dreams. So when I do, I pay attention.
This morning I woke to a remembered dream, clear in my memory (for what parts of dreams can be remembered clearly.) It was a good dream to have. It was a confusing dream to remember.
I sometimes wonder if the dreams we have truly are a reflection of our subconscious. Carl Jung has his opinion. I wonder if it is possible for dreams to be portent to events yet to happen, or eventualities within reach given the right actions. I wonder if perhaps dreams are just the natural entropy of the brain allowed to wreak havoc without the watchdog of the conscious mind.
The dream I had could have implications beyond the point of waking. Depending, of course, if you subscribe to some of the theories above.
My choice is to enjoy the dream for what it was, enjoy its memory but not see it as anything but a dream. ”The characters and incidents portrayed and the names used herein are fictitious and any resemblance to the names, character, or history of any person is coincidental and unintentional.”
~RyeNCode~