A poem

[Oneironaut]

I've been reading about lucid dreams today, and I was inspired to write a poem about them. Tell me what you think of it, or post your own poetry if you're so inclined.


In the darkness of nightfall I stare at the ceiling
As I wait for fatigue to take over my head.
Then I lose all the worries that life has me feeling
And I start to forget my existence in bed.

I begin to imagine myself as a being
Free of all of the fears and the angst of the earth.
On this planet of mine I create what I'm seeing
And to all the sensations I feel I give birth.

I have no obligation and no limitation;
There is nothing to tell me what I cannot do.
Creativity gives to me full liberation,
Total access to everything, ancient and new.

[Caruso329]

Very nice. I like it a lot. Just for kicks I'll post one of my favorite poems of mine. Note, mine don't rhyme, they're almost always free verse.

My Final Poem

One day, I'll be an author.
They'll find me in a red bathtub,
because I went down the highway,
not across the street.
Sheets of my poetry will be scattered on the floor
and a note will be in my hand.
And scrawled in black permanant Sharpie will be:
Dear whoever it is who finds me,
make sure that I am remembered
and that no one forgets who I am.
Make sure that they all read what I have written.
Yours truly.
And then one day, when I never come out of the bathroom,
they'll kick down the door and break the lock.
Someone will gasp and look away.
Someone will cry.
Someone will throw up.
Someone will just stare.
But they will all read the note and my poetry,
and not one of them will forget the day they found me dead.
A book in my memory will be published,
a collection of my writings and memoirs from the people who knew me.
People will read it and my name will live on forever.
My parents will be devastated.
They will blame themselves and wonder where they went wrong,
but they never did.
Our branch of the family tree will stop with me,
because I was an only child.
But it's okay, because I'll be famous.
And while I am waiting for the water to turn red,
I'll be writing my final poem.
And it will be the best poem that I have ever written.
I will write it on the wall, so the water does not wash it away.
My final poem.
That will be the title.
It will be the one that everyone loves.
People will quote it in their books,
and some will copy it in their journals.
Someone will have a copy of it taped to their mirror.
And some kid will use it as his suicide note,
and he'll be remembered too.
And we'll be remembered together.

[STDzRus]

Interesting. I like it.

My poetry lately has been rather shallow.

[despise]

I loved both of the poems, I have one as my sig.

[jahjahjahjah]

EMOS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[187]

EMOS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
moron

[Caruso329]

Eh, I went through a phase in my life when I was an emo. I use that as my inspiration to write now.

[beachguy in thongs]

Here's mine. Give me an A for originality.

In the One day, I'll be darkness of nightfall I stare at an author.the ceiling
As I wait, They'll find me in a red bathtub for fatigue to take over my head.
Then I lose all the worries that because I went down the highway, life has me feeling
not across the street. I start
And scrawled in black permanant Sharpie will be: to forget my existence in bed.

I begin to imagine myself as Sheets of my poetry on a being
Free of a note will be Dear whoever it is who finds me, in my hand. and all of the fears and the angst of the earth make sure that I am remembered and that no one forgets who I am..
Make sure that they all read what I have written On this planet of mine Yours truly. I create what I'm seeing And then one day, when I never come out of the bathroom,
And to all the sensations I feel I give birth they'll kick down the door and break the lock..

I have no obligation Someone will gasp and look away and no Someone will cry limitation;
There is
Someone will just stare. nothing to tell me what I cannot do
But they will all read the note and my poetry.
Creativity gives to me full liberation and not one of them will forget the day they found me dead.,
Total access to A book in my memory will be published,everything, ancient and new.

[jahjahjahjah]

most poems r emo, i only like beachguys

[Oneironaut]

most poems r emo, i only like beachguys
It's not "being emo". I'm not following any stupid fad. I'm just expressing myself. If you're too afraid of self-expression, well, I hope you enjoy all the psychological problems that come with bottling up your feelings.

Now off I go to undertake
A quest of my creation
To worlds without a hint of hate
Or needless domination.
A peaceful place of joy and love,
Utopian oasis.
Who cares if this is all a dream?
The dream has been the basis
Of all the progress man has made
In all of his existence.
If man wants peace he'll surely need
His revery's assistance.
Just think of Martin Luther King,
Of all his dream has given.
And as he dreamt so shall I dream.
By dreams we must be driven.
The dream enriches waking life
Like dreams that life enriches.
With dreams we build the mountains high
Instead of digging ditches.
With so much beauty in this world
We can't afford ignoring,
No hatred stands the slightest chance
When man goes dream-exploring.

[despise]

Awsome job Oneironaut, I love the way you expressed your fellings. The rhyming scheme was perfect,

Thanks for the read
I really loved it

[dark0ne]

spinning helplessly in a blackness
caught in a web like hell
how i came to be here still evades my memory
my heart has witherd like somany roses before me
i wish for the sun to shine and wash away all the blackness
but i cannot wait for such sun's to rise
so i cast away your memory
and climb

[Az.]

wow they are pretty fucking cool Oneironaut, how long have you been lucid dreaming for?

[robert42]

Az check out my new poem in the cannabis articles section,

ITS TIGHTER THEN A NUNS PUN!

lol my book costs $55.95

[psychopixi]

That's actually pretty damn cool, not least of all because I wish I could experience lucid dreaming.

[dark0ne]

we shift in our concreat tombs, sun burns and yet another day greets the zombied masses. shuffling feet onto another highway congesting the morning. we slave over and over, rising to the top, only to meet another bottom. hearded and fed like cattle, branded and marketed for the highest bidder. only after we give our last bit of self do we go home. so i say don't be a sheep, no, be a wolf, or a bird, or a lion. greet the day as if it was your last.

what happend to frequency?

[Oneironaut]

wow they are pretty fucking cool Oneironaut, how long have you been lucid dreaming for?
I've had them very occasionally (about once a month) for the past couple years, but in the past 2 weeks I've been reading up on them a lot and training myself to have them. With quite a good deal of success actually. I now experience them several times a week. I've already had six this month.

[Az.]

I've had them very occasionally (about once a month) for the past couple years, but in the past 2 weeks I've been reading up on them a lot and training myself to have them. With quite a good deal of success actually. I now experience them several times a week. I've already had six this month.

no way thats pretty sweet....nice going...:)

im going to read about them some more....do you know any good sites that i could read that explain techniques n shit?

cheers dude

[mellow mood]

jahjahjah go fuckin hang yourself

if u say most poems are "emo" with this prejorative words that coz you didnt understand a single thing to life

if u take time to read true poets youll understand these ppl are true ones. read a bit before talking like an immature kid. poetry is a great art. its a great way to share the deepest and intelligentest tought some ppl can have. it a constant ressource of knowledge

[Oneironaut]

no way thats pretty sweet....nice going...:)

im going to read about them some more....do you know any good sites that i could read that explain techniques n shit?

cheers dude
I would recommend these sites:
http://www.dreamviews.com
http://www.ld4all.com
http://www.lucidity.com

[mellow mood]

why did u change your name ermitonto?

[Az.]

excelent cheers dude.....

do you have good dream recall?

Since you started posting about lucid dreaming a little while ago i have been thinking about going to sleep and dreams, and i have been remembering my dreams a lot more...I cant remember all the dreams i have every night, but i normally remember atleast a bit of one....and its normally just before i wake up....which i only just realised....

My friends used to lucid dream and i read some stuff about it then but as i said i had 2 experiences with it and then it just kinda got forgotten....

[Oneironaut]

why did u change your name ermitonto?
My old name didn't accurately describe me. See http://boards.cannabis.com/showthread.php?t=37975


excelent cheers dude.....

do you have good dream recall?

Since you started posting about lucid dreaming a little while ago i have been thinking about going to sleep and dreams, and i have been remembering my dreams a lot more...I cant remember all the dreams i have every night, but i normally remember atleast a bit of one....and its normally just before i wake up....which i only just realised....

My friends used to lucid dream and i read some stuff about it then but as i said i had 2 experiences with it and then it just kinda got forgotten....
My dream recall has been getting much better since I started keeping a journal of all my dreams. I used to remember only a few dreams a week, and now remember about two or three a night. Once you wake up you have to think about them quick or you will forget all about them.

[Az.]

ok cool....

and one last question

do you find weed helps with lucid dreaming?
does it help with dream recall?
or does it make no difference to either?

:)

[Oneironaut]

I don't really know. I've been dry during all this time I've been trying to lucid dream, and I'll probably be dry for another couple weeks too. :(

[Az.]

I don't really know. I've been dry during all this time I've been trying to lucid dream, and I'll probably be dry for another couple weeks too. :(

shit dude thats sucks :(

i was just wondering because alcohol affects/disturbs your REM period so i was wondering if weed made any difference....but it doesn't matter

cheers for that dude

:)

[SmokeyPotter]

Wow, I didn't see this thread and blindly posted another poem thread, but I'll post my poem here just in case that one gets deleted.

Anyways, here's a haiku I just wrote:

The Inevitability of Ants

.................................................. ...........

.....Ants march one by one...........

.............Perfect lines squashed beneath shoes...........

...............................Conformity kills

:)