Dream: The Church (743 hits)
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Submitted by Lisa (View user info) at 2006-11-19 21:40:05 EST
I'm leaning against the balcony rail, overlooking the empty pews of an old Spanish chapel. The back doors open, and I'm surprised to see my family members parade up the aisles. I turn around and to find my grandmother, smiling.
"He wants to marry you today. As soon as he found this church, he made the arrangements. Everything is taken care of. People are waiting. What should I tell him?"
I feel an electric pulse surge through my limbs; my fingers are tingly. I think my mouth is open, but I don't know what to say.
She leads me to a white room with a full-length mirror. Sunlight pours in through a doorless arch on the back wall. She waits for an answer.
"I don't know. I need a few minutes to think."
Disappointed, she leaves the room. I turn to the arch and squint; I see a sandy peninsula, extending for miles into muddy blue water. I step outside. There is no breeze; the temperature is neither warm nor cool. It feels like nothing. I walk alone in the sand and try to make sense of the doubt and euphoria whirling discordantly in my head.
Yes, I will marry him today. I re-enter the room and approach the mirror. I'm wearing a white lace dress, no train, no straps, no beads, no details except for a pale green ribbon around my waist. It's beautiful, elegant, and simple. I know that he picked it for me, and I love it.
My hair is tied in two spiky buns at the nape of my neck. Who did my hair? Is this prom night? I take out the pins and let the curls hang loose. I hope he likes me in the dress. I hope that I make him happy.
I'm ready.
Up the steps to the chapel doors. The sun is so blinding, I can barely see in. The brightness fades and I look for him, for the cheerful faces of family members. But the pews are empty, and the church is still as death. I waited too long.
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Submitted by ruthless (user info) at 2006-11-20 15:37:53 EST (#)
Ranking: 2
No Comment
Submitted by TheUniter (user info) at 2006-11-20 12:41:30 EST (#)
Ranking: 1
Submitted by beauxjizzle (user info) at 2006-11-20 12:00:50 EST (#)
Ranking: 2
insert psycho "anal" ysis here ___________________________
Submitted by Danger_Ranger (user info) at 2006-11-20 04:44:09 EST (#)
Ranking: 1
meh - maths.
Submitted by Kent_Weirdo (user info) at 2006-11-20 04:28:30 EST (#)
Ranking: 2
Isn't that the truth? Either you hesitate, or circumstances ruin your dream.
I had a dream once where I had the chance to spend a night of love-making with this girl I used to have a crush on. But every time she moved to pull down her pajama pants, a robot (like Conky from Pee-Wee's Playhouse) would enter the room, telling us to "CLEAR OUT THE STORE".
Then, at 12:01 AM (dream-time), the store opened. Her mother was selling drapes. After midnight. The place was flooded with customers.
I hate dreams. That's why I never have them anymore.
Submitted by Danger_Ranger (user info) at 2006-11-20 02:25:13 EST (#)
Ranking: 1
+2 filename.
Submitted by Lisa (user info) at 2006-11-20 01:03:43 EST (#)
Ranking: 0
Submitted by Wildman (user info) at 2006-11-19 22:52:04 (#)
Ranking: 1
Chuck Norris waits for noone
bwahahahaha
http://www.ziavideo.com/images/product/chucknorrispl.jpg
Purrr...I'd like a "Private Lesson."
Submitted by maiorano84 (user info) at 2006-11-19 23:34:43 EST (#)
Ranking: 2
I had a dream last night that I was being attacked by three dogs and I had to break their jaws by yanking them apart.
The problem is I felt really bad doing it because I love dogs. Fucking mutts had it coming, though.....
Submitted by bart (user info) at 2006-11-19 23:05:33 EST (#)
Ranking: 2
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Submitted by Wildman (user info) at 2006-11-19 22:52:04 EST (#)
Ranking: 1
Chuck Norris waits for noone
Submitted by gravitas (user info) at 2006-11-19 22:04:19 EST (#)
Ranking: 2
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Submitted by Bubba2341 (user info) at 2006-11-19 21:46:21 EST (#)
Ranking: 2
Ya snooze ya lose...