5 Dec 2009

A NIGHTMARE

Years ago I had a lot of nightmares, but in the last years not at all anymore. I probably dream, but I remember nothing when I wake up.

During my holidays in Egypt I don't know why, I dreamed a lot, completely crazy things with people I hadn't seen for 40 years or more, but could never put my dreams together. Until one night when I had a dream (not like a certain person)

I was looking out of a window into the desert where I saw two men standing besides a body laying in the sand.

I tried to see who it was (I wear no glasses when I dream, I think) and saw that it was my son ! I wanted to run out of the place which wasn't a house but my legs didn't move. I tried and tried while the two men lifted up my son's body and carried him a little farer through dried out, dusty grey looking bushes and layed him down. Then they digged a hole and burried him.

I wanted to scream, but there was no sound, I finally arrived at the place where he was and what did I see ? just one toe sticking out of the sand. The men were gone. It was a horrible feeling ! I woke up, sat in my bed, felt completely confused, then I ran to the window door opened it and stood on the terrace trying to calm down.

The first joggers saw a completely madwoman standing there with all hairs up breathing deeply. Then I thought it was only a dream, made my coffee and had the first cup in a beautiful sunshine under a blue sky.

But this dream followed me the whole day and finally I called my son, asking him if everything was OK.

Yes, he said, why ?

I told him my dream

Ah, he said : was it the left or the right toe ?

The first second I was startled, then stupidly I answered : I don't remember !

and then we both laughed ! My nightmare was over.

11 comments:

  1. OOOh that must have been a scary dream. I sometimes have dreams about my girls being in trouble and have to ring them to make sure everthing is OK. Its weird isn't it?

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  2. Ohhhhh I can imagine! It's good you were able to get through to him -- and that he was not only fine but had his sense of humor in place too! I don't normally dream either... only sometimes when I am on very strong pain killers. And they are NEVER good dreams!

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  3. On Thursday night I dreamt I was fleeing drug dealers... wonder what THAT one means...

    ..!!

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  4. Wow that was a scary nightmare. Thanks God it was only a dream.

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  5. Oh, what a frightful dream! No wonder it stayed with you. When I was a kid I had some really scary dreams that stayed with me, and I recall them to this day.

    Sometimes I'll remember a dream now but they rarely ever make any sense at all. Usually when I go back to sleep I forget about them.

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  6. What a frightful dream!
    You visited perhaps too much pyramides and mastabas!!! Your son seems to have the same humour you have!

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  7. I'm so glad your son knew how to calm you~

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  8. A little reality check dissolves many a nightmare.

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  9. Yes, I have dreams like that too. I find in my dreams I never wear glasses, and I can never scream even if I want to! Dreams.....

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  10. What a realistic horrid nightmare. Bless your son for getting you to laugh. Glad it was only a dream.

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