Smothered by Pillows

Avatar Author: oneoveralpha I write mostly sci-fi and mostly flash fiction, but I dabble in other lengths and genres. You can find me at oneoveralpha.com as well as oneoveralpha.wordpress.com. Read Bio

How many poems
have come as our eyes
close for the night?
“I’ll write that tomorrow,”
we think.

Only next morning
the idea is lost amongst
the mountainous terrain
of crumpled blankets.

A dream
never to be dreamt again.

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  1. Avatar Dazed But Not Confused

    That’s why I keep my pda next to me, and type it as soon as I get the idea! =D

  2. Avatar oneoveralpha

    I used to have a little notebook, but the next morning I’d usually have trouble reading my scrawl.

  3. Avatar Dazed But Not Confused

    ya can’t go wrong with a phone though, you can always read that, unless it says “dfklfjiow”…in which case, hmm =(

  4. Avatar oneoveralpha

    The system I use now involves a sock. I leave it lying on one side of my bed, and when I have an idea I pick it up and toss it to the other side. The next morning I ask myself, “Why did I throw the sock over here?” and it helps jog the memory of the idea. It works … more or less.

  5. Avatar Dazed But Not Confused

    w0w… That is definitely the most creative thing I’ve ever heard! Kudos!

  6. Avatar Dazed But Not Confused

    wow* (sorry, ocd!)

  7. Avatar oneoveralpha

    “That is definitely the most creative thing I’ve ever heard!” You need to get out more. :D

  8. Avatar DoItForScience

    Haha, it’s like tying a string to your finger… “Now why in the world did I do that? My fingertip is turning purple!”

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