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Belle Astell
Belle Astell
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I Fall Asleep

I Fall Asleep

“Hmm…this is nice - veeery niiice.” I snuggle into the warm, dark softness, I feel sooo safe, sooo content. The rocking is soothing me immensely.

I fall asleep.

“HUNGER! THIRST!: I feel the alarming discomfort inside of the warm, dark softness. The rocking is not satisfying. It’s harsh and jerky, then the violent squeezing and releasing - “I DON’T LIKE IT! STOOOOP! - that’s better.” I’m starting to feel the comfort easing back in, “yeees - this is nice - very nice.” No rocking, no movement, just the warm, dark softness. I feel safe, I feel content,

I fall asleep.

“What’s that? I thought I heard something! I did! Soft humming, I feel vibration too. This is ok,” the tickling vibrations turns unto a gentle message. This is nice - very nice. I slip into the comfort again, I feel safe, I feel content,

I fall asleep.

“WOW! This is new! This is different! More room?!? I can move WEEEE!” I feel tired, I feel comfort coming back, I feel safe, I feel content.

I fall asleep.

So many trips to the bathroom, I feel the fullness and tightening of the warm, dark softness. Until you go to the bathroom again. More room. This is nice - very nice.

I fall asleep.

“WHAT HAPPENED?!? The softness is gone from the warm, dark! TOOOO tight! If I can just move this maybe I can get more comfortable. Ump - not yet. Let me move this. That’s better, “yeeees, this is nice - very nice,.

I fall asleep.

“UGH! No room, more squeezing and releasing, DON’T PUSH!! MY HEAD!! I don’t understand! AAAH TOOO TIGHT!! STOP PUSHING!! WHAT’S THAT?!? COLD!!! I DOOON’T LIIIIKE IIIT! THE WARM IS TOO SMALL NOW!” I duck back in the dark, “too small. TOOOO MUUUUCH PUUUSHIIIIING!!!!”

“MORE COLD, TOO MUCH COLD!!! Ooooo nooooo THE WARM DARK IS GONE!! COLD! COOOOLD! WAAAA !! WAAAAA!! WAAAAAAAAA !!! - WHO ARE YOU?!?”

WHAT IS THIS?!? TOO MUSCH ROOM, I DON’T LIKE THE RUBBING! WAAA! WAAAA!! WAAAAA!!! I CAN’T SSEEEE!!

That’s not aaaas cold, but I still don’t like iiit! Don’t drop me!

Comfort. No more warm dark. Colors, lots of colors, blurry colors, voices, smells, lots of touching, tired, the voices fade. Quiet humming. This is nice - very nice.

I fall asleep.

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bounarjaf Comment by: bounarjaf - 2008-04-22 18:11
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It took me a while to realize who the narrator was. I should have guessed with the rocking at the beginning though. Normally I'm not a fan of a lot of all caps and exclamation points, but it does work fine here. I imagine that babies have fairly extreme emotions. Not an easy perspective, but it comes across in a believable way.
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