THERE’S A CLOSET IN MY NIGHTMARE
By
Gregory K.
There’s a closet in my nightmare
With a door that’s open wide.
It gives a perfect view of all the scary things inside.
My hangs-up hang on hangers.
Anxious thoughts dart left and right.
A case of nerves up on a shelf grows bigger every night.
My worries clump in giant groups.
Each fear sits all alone.
Lurking in dark corners is the scary, great unknown.
I used to try to stay awake –
I’d play or read a book.
I didn’t want to fall asleep and have to take a look.
Still, every night my eyes would shut.
I’d drift to sleep and then…
My mind would soon be staring in that closet once again.
But then one night I realized
I could choose to close the door….
Now that closet in my nightmare just can’t scare me anymore.
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Nerdery Week - It's been decided, so mark your calendars. Nerdery Week shall take place on February 17th - 23rd. Seven days of complete nerdiness interconnected through this world we like to call the internet. You'll meet new people! You'll see where they sit! You'll see all the garbage they keep in their respective workspaces!
But TKT, I'm still confused and a bit scared and there's that thing with the paste. How do I get involved in NW?
Simple, friend:
- Take a picture or two (or eighteen).
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- Write about your workspace.
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Yes. Even you over there folding your arms and pretending that you're not a nerd. You are. Deal.
Power Up - I know there's nothing people love to read more than what game I'm playing on Xbox 360 these days, so I think I'll just come right out and say it. I'm completely taken by Call of Duty 4. In a word: WOW. After completely dominating The Simpsons Game it's a crazy change of pace. One week I'm trying to get the Krusty Koupon off of a billboard high above Springfield, the next week I'm carrying a wounded soldier across a radiation soaked amusement park. Sweet mother of invention, this is the stuff dreams are made of.
Eels - I know I don't need to plug the world's greatest band, but they just recently released two albums that are perfect for those of you wanting to see what they're all about. For the uninitiated, might I suggest: Meet the Eels? It's a collection of their best stuff from their first 10 years and it's like a primer into their fantastic world. There is some potty-mouth on there, but hey...that's what those parental advisory stickers are for. As a bonus, you get a DVD with a bunch of their music videos. Now that's value!
Their other release is called Useless Trinkets and it's two discs (2!) of b-sides and songs they've done for soundtracks. As if that weren't enough, there's also a DVD with their 2006(?) Lollapalooza performance on there. What more can you ask for?
Answer: Nothing. There is nothing else to ask for.
Goodhalo - Well, it's getting there. I'm hoping to have this monster edited and in enough of a fighting shape to begin submitting to my Top 5 agent-types sometime next month. Ambitious? Yes. Necessary? Most definitely. Plus, I'm itching (itching!) to get working on the second book in the series. It's going to be like 85 pounds of awesome in a 3 pound bag with handles.
Travis: Celebrating 3 Years of Quality - It's going to be my little guy's 3 year mark on Monday, so we're having a party for him on Saturday. Therein lies the problem... Family from out of town are crazy sick. We're talking antibiotics sick. Also, there's supposed to be a major snowstorm hitting us...oh, say Saturday or so. Even though we're not doing a full-scale dinner/activities/all day event, we're worried that people won't be able to make it. Regardless, we've decided that no matter what, this kid is going to have a party that will tear the socks right off of his little Fred Flintstone feet (like I have) and make him explode with happiness. Thy will be done, lil' TKT. Thy will be done.
Dave Attell - I get to go see stand-up comedian Dave Attell tonight at the Pantages in Minneapolis. Holler!
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This is especially charming because I was obsessive about closing my closet door when I was a kid -- because I really was terrified of it gaping open in the dark... and now living in the UK I *have to* leave the closet open or else it grows mold!! Nightmares indeed!
I really love that the 'hang-ups' are all on hangers, and that each fear sits alone. This is really great.
I love it! There's a nightmare in MY closet, truth be told, and the door won't always latch properly.
Thanks for making me smile today.
Hi cousin Greg,
I replied to your blog a few days ago, but I think I never properly joined the Google Group thing, so it bounced back. I read the daily poems to the girls every morning while they are getting ready for school. So far, the Bubble wrap and the Freight Train poems have been the favorites, but this morning's poem was great - I sent it to Sam.
Keep 'em coming!
xoxo
Linda
I really like this one, Greg. Even to this day I don't care for leaving my closet door open when I'm trying to get to sleep...hang-ups on hangers indeed!
Thanks, y'all. And a good time to note that for subscribers to the poetry list, you can't reply directly to the list, but actually have to type my address into a new email to reach me. Which, of course, all are encouraged to do!
I definitely close the closet doors at night because we all know that closet monsters are too weak to open them! I think I need to clean out a closet and specify it as the "problem" closet and we can store all of ours there while we sleep well at night. :)
I love this so much! I want to draw the closet in the nightmare . . . within a closet, within a closet, and with oozy auras and shadows. Twilight zones, hall light shadows; that terrible, no-good, very bad shade of blue . . .
Ah, if only I could close the closet doors - both literally and figuratively. I like this poem. It speaks to me.