{"id":10720,"date":"2026-11-02T16:15:01","date_gmt":"2026-11-02T22:15:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/faithhopeandfiction.com\/content\/?p=10720"},"modified":"2026-11-02T16:15:04","modified_gmt":"2026-11-02T22:15:04","slug":"dont-forget-to-wake","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/faithhopeandfiction.com\/content\/dont-forget-to-wake\/","title":{"rendered":"Don&#8217;t Forget to Wake"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" id=\"h-\"><\/h3>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/faithhopeandfiction.com\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/when-the-nightmares.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10721\" srcset=\"https:\/\/faithhopeandfiction.com\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/when-the-nightmares.png 800w, https:\/\/faithhopeandfiction.com\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/when-the-nightmares-300x150.png 300w, https:\/\/faithhopeandfiction.com\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/when-the-nightmares-768x384.png 768w, https:\/\/faithhopeandfiction.com\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/when-the-nightmares-370x185.png 370w, https:\/\/faithhopeandfiction.com\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/when-the-nightmares-770x385.png 770w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" id=\"h-by-joseph-roque\">By <strong>Joseph Roque<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p>Everyone needs dreams,<br \/>magical and instant escapes<br \/>to 3D fantasies; careful though,<br \/>dreams are bi-polar and unpredictable\u2014<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>One night, happy fireside memories;<br \/>the next, hazy-moon Halloween howls<br \/>and bloody screams.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Taste the passion of a dream that<br \/>brings you love; the sweat and shake<br \/>of a lover\u2019s fiery wake, or shudder<br \/>and stumble from a dark demon\u2019s<br \/>beastly breath.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When the nightmares slowly unwind,<br \/>kneel and pray your mind resets<br \/>to a different place and time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A love and hate affair with dreams<br \/>a small price to pay for the<br \/>sometimes-subtle fine line<br \/>between a smile and the scream.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator aligncenter has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Joseph Roque<\/em><\/strong><em>\u00a0<\/em>is a poet who frequently writes about life, love, loneliness, growing older, alienation, and the joys of youth. His poems have appeared in<em>\u00a0Psychopoetica<\/em>,\u00a0<em>Mad Swirl<\/em>,\u00a0<em>Aphelion<\/em>,\u00a0<em>Death Head Grin<\/em>,\u00a0<em>The Poet\u2019s Haven<\/em>,\u00a0<em>RagMag<\/em>, and\u00a0<em>Cerebration<\/em>. 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