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Sleepwalking MAG

November 18, 2008
By Keegan Watters SILVER, Dallas, Texas
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At night, I escape
in my drowsy stupor I roam the hallways.
I take long scalding showers and wake up all red and spotted;
I flick the lights on and off for hours;
I climb onto balconies and yell about nothing at all.

At night, I sleepwalk
all the stress of my day is let out in the darkness.
I scare others but petrify myself,
because that girl sleepwalking down the hall isn’t me.
She is all of my fear; my hopes; my anguish;
my loves and my annoyances;
everything that is me wrapped up into one:

But that girl sleepwalking down the hall isn’t me.

© Jayda S., Jessup, MD

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Lix odicy said...
on Feb. 13 2014 at 9:30 am
Pretty kool
Bradical BRONZE said...
on Oct. 6 2012 at 7:19 pm
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The way in which you present sleepwalking is very interesting to me. You have sort of turned it from a physical issue to more of a socio-psychological one. Great poem!
mongooseman0 said...
on Aug. 1 2012 at 9:52 am
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That is very true, consise and shocking. I like it!
InkWriter13 said...
on Jun. 22 2012 at 7:22 pm
Cool poem. 5 stars. A testament to the truth of self-identity. A nice take on sleepwalking. Insightful and well-written. Will you please comment on my two poems titled Without the Writer and the Printer?
HallieAnnaLissette BRONZE said...
on Jun. 2 2011 at 6:46 pm
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The randomness of the symptoms shows the complexity of your idea in just a few short words. I was taken from the first line.
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on Mar. 27 2011 at 4:39 pm
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I LOVED this. It is entirely relateable, even to people who don't sleepwalk. I can feel the emotion and I get the rawness. 5 stars. Thanks for sharing :)  
MallyJo BRONZE said...
on Mar. 9 2011 at 1:11 pm
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I love this! It's amazing. :)
PerfectMGymnast DIAMOND said...
on Feb. 11 2011 at 11:24 pm
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another great poem! your word choice is really good!!
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on Jan. 21 2011 at 2:15 pm
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OMG!!!! I love this poem!!!! :D It is amazing! I love how I can connect to it and feel what you feel. I can tell you put some emotion and some work into this poem. Great poem. I give it 5 stars. :D
_MissLaurel_ BRONZE said...
on Dec. 24 2010 at 3:09 pm
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Amazing work. I sleepwalk too, but somehow I think that it isn't exactly what you are getting at. This is deep, and I feel I would have to re-read it several more times and sleep on it (pun not intended) to fully grasp it. I love poem like this. :)

~Laurel

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on Aug. 20 2010 at 8:29 pm
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you are vey good writter and i love this work you did keep it up
SuicidalDreamer.. PLATINUM said...
on Aug. 20 2010 at 11:30 am
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This was amazing! I am so captured by all of it! You are very talented, Keep up the good work! : DDD
SuicidalDreamer.. PLATINUM said...
on Aug. 20 2010 at 11:28 am
SuicidalDreamer.. PLATINUM, Marshall, Illinois
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Buddy this poem was beautiful and you have to be able to relate or at least understand what this was about....But I guess you didn't get it....Try maybe reading it over a few times :D
Marlyre PLATINUM said...
on Jul. 29 2010 at 6:20 pm
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though you dont want to be connected to that sleeping self, it sounds as if you sleepwalk through your days.... great stuff
Kortny_Mae GOLD said...
on Jul. 29 2010 at 6:06 pm
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it was really good nd i liked it. good job!!!
VickyLove92 PLATINUM said...
on Jul. 28 2010 at 12:32 pm
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all i could possibly say is that was VERY BEAUTIFUL, your words capture me and my mind. Keep it up...thumbs up:)
zobug96 said...
on Jul. 7 2010 at 9:55 am
this poem is ten times better than the number 1 pic of the day
gemmmmma GOLD said...
on Jun. 14 2010 at 8:58 pm
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i adore this poem. i can totally relate. brilliant work i love it, i'll check out your other stuff. i love the way you write it reminds me of my writing a bit. i love your ending line, they're always the most important to me when i write and this just sums it all up in one i love it, good job :)

xoxo

honeyonthesidewalk said...
on Feb. 28 2010 at 7:10 pm
holycrackers you don't understand the meaning of this poem you need to think deeper
holycrackers said...
on Feb. 28 2010 at 7:07 pm
if it isn't you who is it ( i mean for realz if it's notyou) okay it's nice but where's the soul in it. i feel nothing.