In the Driver’s Seat
I used to dream of flying
and then falling
I marveled that I never
hit bottom
and never died
Now I dream that I wake up driving
I can’t see the road
and don’t know where I’m going
Sometimes I’m driving in a city
down residential streets
with cars parked on either side
and an unhelpful rider
in the passenger seat
Sometimes I’m driving in reverse
and it’s all going by too fast
I need to pull over
I NEED TO PULL OVER
I arrive
but I never crash
___________Colleen Redman / Poets and Storytellers United /dVerse Poets Pub
January 31st, 2025 6:30 pm
Wow, I have had each of those dreams! (Though not for a very long time.) Now I am wondering if they are common to many.
February 1st, 2025 10:11 am
OK….
one mug of hot chocolate milk with a huge dollop of Irish Baileys before bedtime…you’ll be dreaming of dancing the Viennese waltz with Colin Firth 🙂
February 2nd, 2025 10:15 am
A time of insane traffic and unknown destinations?
February 2nd, 2025 10:46 am
There is a lot of comfort in arriving in the dream, but I could do without the fear and uncertainty of the trip.
February 13th, 2025 7:23 pm
I used to have a dream where my 6 year old son was driving…,,
February 13th, 2025 7:27 pm
I once ran over a boy with a mack truck. One of my worst ever dreams!
February 14th, 2025 6:42 pm
Oh, I have had these dreams as well. Very scary indeed. Driving in the dark and then a fog comes in and you are moving but have no idea whether you are on the road or not. And then there is driving up as steep hill and getting half-way to the top I can’t go any further and can’t back down!!
A great poem Colleen!
February 14th, 2025 9:50 pm
Good comparison. Vehicles in dreams always have important messages for the dreamer. I’m sorry the driver is disoriented, but they have not crashed, which is good.
February 15th, 2025 10:38 am
These dreams bridging the gap between bliss and nightmare make me want to wake up in the end.
February 15th, 2025 11:52 am
I thought dreams of flying, or is it falling, were meant to be about sex but I don’t know what driving dreams signify or whether they are an improvement or a down-grade Colleen – if you place any store by these things…