Dream or Truth

Written for Round 1 of the Slam Poetry contest 2004!

Dream or Truth?

Last night I dreamed of being free at last:
From the cold despair of dizzy desires,
From the brutally frigid loves of my life,
From all my vexatious friends.

As I saw it in my mind's eye,
The night was still and calm outside,
And as I rocked to music,
Aguilera and J Lo sang their bit.

Dancers around me jived,
Every soul in ecstasy,
And my mind, feeling trapped,
Meandered into my troubled past.

And then it happened:
Driven by the heat within,
Sparks erupted and flames shot out of me
As I burnt from inside.

Screams and panic ensued,
My flesh burnt, and the acrid smell
Spread all about me as I lost my senses,
And gave up to blissful sleep
Forever.

© Dr. Taher Kagalwala 2004

Written for:

SLAM!  (18+) Spring 2006 SLAM! - Congrats to the winners - see you all next time! #554585 by Cappucine

The prompt was to write on "Spontaneous Combustion."