Sleepwriting.

I have been told by many people that you should always keep a journal, notebook, or diary by your bed so you can log your dreams, thoughts, or in my case poems. I woke up and had to scramble for a pen and some paper. I had a crazy idea and needed to get it down in writing. I managed to salvage the essence of what the dream was, but some of the dream blurred. I had to fill in the blanks. Sort of like Madlibs. Does anyone remember those? Well, I was jotting things down for my to-do list, and fell asleep with the notebook next to me. I woke up agian with another idea, but the damn pen was missing. By the time I got myself together I lost most of the words that I saw in my head. Now I get to fill in the blanks. I'll share the final outcome after I manage my to-do list. In other words, don't hold your breath. I'll get to it eventually. Hmmm. Where did I put the list?

Sleepwriting

Keep a journal by your bed,
because the thoughts within your head
will burst while you're asleep,and then
you'll pop awake, and find instead
of writing that you seek your pen.

Lyn Hernandez