Sleep
So son we see sleeping seating sleazy seasoning
Please seek some seeds to sort some singing
Soldiers solder souls and sultans sojourn skulls
Stalls in looms shook shrooms and swords in succession swinging
As a Sabbatarian savors Sabine snapped in cellophane
Sapped his simple strength stirrup in syrup the steed sits silently
With soft served sandwiches Stanford says Sweepy-heads sweep streets in sewers sick
Slick sticks switch sellable syllables sins shins in sablefish sith still with syphilis
Some songs say the silliest seams to stay serious
We are
Simply cynical spiritual spherical animals on stages of incubations situations call for a sucking Succubus
Subtly sumptuous searching the benefits in serrated sulphuric deposits solids
Solemn are squids in soiled liquids solvents solving problems silently
Why?
'Cause we sleep and dreams bring things we try to explain but can't quite seem to think of the
Write words we jot down the blood clots that cause our seizures
Ceasar leaves his teas in seas as we breathe Brutus's sleeve stained red
Break bread in bent boats bear witness to stay afloat
But we are inept, kept from the klepto's grasp though solo we rode in so-so cabs
Called back but no answer left our lips
Secrets we all need to keep
If only we can translate what we dream in our sleep
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Blends personal dream reflection with abstract philosophical inquiry about meaning.
Extremely dense; multiple competing images and ideas layered throughout lines.
Dark, anxious tone with existential dread; scattered glimpses of wonder.
Explosive alliterative rushes, fragmented syntax, kinetic verbal intensity throughout.
Approximately 40-50 lines; extended exploration warranting high length score.
Maximally ornamented; dense metaphors, allusions, personification, similes saturate entire poem.
Primarily lyric internal voice with fragmented stream-of-consciousness confessional tone.
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