I sit sweating
hit enter on the computer
for the hundredth time
what happened?
the blog is gone
perhaps it was hacked
maybe I typed the wrong URL
But no!
It’s all the same
yet not the same
it’s got to be a joke
the images
the words
my poetry
the stories
all gone
the blogger friends
all disappeared
where had they gone?
the ones I see now
I don’t recognize them
such weird faces
I want to shout at them
who are you’ll?
what the hell happened?
I can hardly breathe
my heart slamming in my chest
is this really happening to me?
slightly shaking
on the verge of sobbing
to add to the misery
what’s this thing?
wet and slimy
‘Get off my face’
‘Go awayyyyyyy…..’
. . . . . . . . . . . . . .
I wake up panting
only to find my dog
looming over me
licking my face
It’s half past 4 in the morning
‘Go away, Alfey’, I say.
Staggering, I reach the desk
push the power button on
A wave of relief washes over me
oh, such bliss!
the pictures, the words, my friends
oh, my world is intact.
I’m so relieved to know
it was just a nightmare.
~~~~~
Asha Seth
Asha Seth 
Glad it was just a nightmare 🙂
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Yeah. 😛
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Wow❤❤❤
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Thanks, Riya. 🙂
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Aah! Beautiful as always! ❤
I got goosebumps.
Also, I just nominated you for the Let’s talk WordPress tag, so check it out!
https://justscribbledthoughts.wordpress.com/2017/10/29/lets-talk-wordpress-tag/
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You’re divine. Thank you so much; I feel honored. That’s a new and first for me. I’m checking it out now. Shruti. 🙂
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Hey, thankyou and wait, you write such lovely stuff, that I just had to tag you! ❤
Looking forward to more of your posts! ❤
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I just published my Halloween horror fiction. I’d love to know what you think of it.
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Oh definitelyy! I’m sure it’ll be great though! xD
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That is what I’d love to know when you’re done with it. I shall wait, dear.
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Ohmygod, I lovedd it! ❤
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Thanks, Shruti. I thought you would.
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This was great, I am new to blog but i felt you’re fear. You have a way with words
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I guess all.of us have felt this way, whether thats a blog or something else. Thank you for adding in your words, Victoria. ☺
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Absolutely no problem
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Perfect!! Youre always welcome here. 🤓
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In the early days I did manage to delete my blog by accident while attempting to change the name and I’ve never forgotten how much the experience hit me. You’ve captured it very well here !
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Well, that recently happened with me with a post. Not being tech savvy has made me pay quite a few times. I feel you, Peter.
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I think it’s a nightmare all bloggers share!
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Well, I wish we didnt have to.
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aha a nightmare…… they do come sometimes and wake us up to the reality….. which is always different……
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But certain nightmares are mere triggers to realisation. Dont you think??
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what I believe is that if someone gets a nightmare, he should be happy, because that bad happening has gone now and it wont come back in reality……
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Yeah, that’s a brilliant perspective. But does it really rule out the possibility of the incident not happening? Im pondering now.
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Yes, because it has already happened in Swapn Lok”, World of Dreams and in Hinduism it is believed that it does exist……
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Now that’s a theory I need to know more about. Thanks for bringing it to light, Sudhir. Btw, how much do you believe in it?
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You need to believe few things that are mentioned in old literature….. everything happening in this universe has a meaning and that meaning need to be understood….. there are two type of people who try to find that…. one we call scientist and other one we call Spirituals or monks or rishis…… just imagine when newton discovered Gravitational force was it not pre existing….. it was always there but we could not understand it….
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Yes, you hold some facts there. Sometimes we have to accept things as they come. Answers will present themselves when the time comes.
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I am also relieved. one of the best blogs to read.
shreyans
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Thank you very much. One of the best compliments in a long time. You’re kind as always. Hope you’re doing well, Shreyans.
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yes asha thank you. And it is true. sometimes when i dont feel like clicking the reader i just browse through the fewer blogs i like. and you are in that list. There is so much i learn after reading your work. I am doing great. You keep writing. Take care.
shreyans
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Same goes with me too, Shreyans. I dont follow all but the select few who I admire, whose writing adds some meaning to my thoughts, them I frequent.
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It’s only logical I guess.:)
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Yes, and also saves us the time that recycled works don’t much deserve. But perhaps, that’s just one mind speaking.
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Yes true. Not just one.
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An eerie kind of nightmare Asha. Such a wonderful dog too. Great poem
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Eerie and scary!! But it’s mere fiction and that’s some consolation. Thanks, Kamal.
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Ya but fiction is like that
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The first lines scared me.. Thank god it was a nightmare… 😁
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Hehe. Thanks, Sushmita.
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Haha..nightmare…you should thank god for that..otherwise we also have missed you
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Yes, I am awfully thankful. And Id have missed you guys.
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Even I have missed angels like you😝😝😝😝😝😝
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Awesome post Asha 😊. I just loved it so much !!
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Thanks, Abhijith. How goes the weekend??
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It’s actually very good 😊. I have been doing some reading an all for my posts. What about you ?
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More or less, I was doing the same at the time. Enjoying some really nice works.
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That’s great 😊. Take care and keep writing buddy 😇
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ALWAYS!! 🙂 Take care too, friend.
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😊
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Haha. I have had the same dream before.
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Really? How surprising!! Tell me about the nightmare.
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I dreamt that WordPress servers got hacked and my blog data has been deleted. Everything I’ve written over 7 years gone!
As a precaution, I periodically backup my content by exporting it to a private blog on another domain.
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Oops. I never dreamt it but created it. Now that you mention, Im thinking just how much similar the work is with your dream.
I should perhaps start having a backup too. Which is the other site you use?
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Any site would do. I use blogspot. Just the idea of keeping things on multiple domains is comforting.
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Yeah. Perhaps, I should try that too. God forbid, but if the nightmare ever comes true, I wont die of a shock stroke.
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A scary nightmare Asha and am here only. But, very well written where the fear of losing is given expression to reflect on an insecure and uncertain life.
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Yes. The fear of losing what we love most changes us all. Thanks for being around, Vishal.
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Thank God thats a nightmare and the dog broke that dream to end that agony sensing ur pain even in dreams. A lovely dog, must say.
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Alfey is amazing. He’d always wake me up from all nightmares. Thanks for stopping by, Ravi.
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I like stopping by. Missing ur stories tho 😦
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Yeah. Im yet to finish another story Ive begun. Some time soon. Experimenting with short stories is something I love to do now.
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My goodness, losing a blog after so much work into it would be such a nightmare! I have nightmares/am terrified of losing the novels I’ve been writing. Writing simply takes so so much effort! Glad it was just a nightmare- and well done on the poetry, you conveyed the terror of it all quite nicely!
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I feel.you. I always worry about losing things I love so much that I am unable to enjoy them there. This is a dawn upon me too.
Thank you for your kind words.
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Always with you dear Asha Di….these nightmares only make us realise the importance of things which we love the most.
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You said it well. We always fear losing what we love most and value them more hence.
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Congratulations, getting back all happiness.
Such kind of nightmare should come now and then.
Then only will can relish what we have in our life otherwise we tend to take everything for granted.
We must practice gratitude , what we have….
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Yes, gratitude is a must. Always be thankful for what you have.
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😊
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Beautiful. Chilling. I love it.
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Thanks, Kath.
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You’re welcome.
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