Moonlight Dreams

Posted on February 21, 2013 by Mike

Another dream-scape where I find myself all alone and in search of all that never was, and can never be. Lost youth, wasted potential, and the girl that got away so long ago. Here I am hunted by Nazis, and I punch and kick in my restless sleep.

I will awaken to a different reality, where I am embraced by those I love, feel self acceptance, and am very much my own man, fully capable of self defense.

54 thoughts on “Moonlight Dreams”

mcolmo on February 21, 2013 at 8:58 am said:

Dramatic photo and description, but I can’t visualize nazis in here. 🙂

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- Mike on February 21, 2013 at 8:59 am said:
  
  Fair enough. Keep in mind it’s my own demons at play and it is, after all, a dream.
  
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  - foehnix on February 21, 2013 at 3:21 pm said:
    
    plenty of nazis outside of germany!
    
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  - Mike on February 21, 2013 at 4:03 pm said:
    
    Oh yes, of course. I meant in no way to disparage Germany as it stands today. My intent was historical and personal. Apologies if I have offended.
    
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Melinda Green Harvey on February 21, 2013 at 9:01 am said:

My eye is drawn to what used to say “Boyle” but has faded to “Boy.” This is a haunting image.

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- Mike on February 21, 2013 at 9:03 am said:
  
  Thanks. My son said it was creepy at which point I knew I had it. Yes, faded to ‘boy’. Curious. Thanks again.
  
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Chillbrook on February 21, 2013 at 9:10 am said:

I’m glad your dreams do not reflect your reality Mike.

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- Mike on February 21, 2013 at 9:14 am said:
  
  Hardly. But I am a rock that never got polished. Still some rough edges. And there are things such as loss and the holocaust which I feel right to my bones.
  Thank you.
  
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  - Chillbrook on February 21, 2013 at 10:02 am said:
    
    I’m sure. Waking to embraces from those that love you, self-acceptance and being your own man must be pretty good though.
    I visited Auschwitz and Birkenau a few years ago and it still haunts me. I spent almost the entire time in tears. It’s difficult to grasp the enormity of the crimes committed principally against Jews but also against homosexuals, gypsies and anyone else that didin’t fit.
    Our politicians are seriously letting us down because through their greed, incompetence and corruption there is a seriously worrying resurgence in the popularity of the extreme right wing in Europe. People are once more looking to immigrants as the reason they don’t have jobs,houses, pay so much tax etc etc.. 😦
    
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  - Mike on February 21, 2013 at 10:41 am said:
    
    Yes, history tends to repeat, hence the mantra ‘never forget.’ I have never been to Europe but I can tell you that a concentration camp would do me in, as in I would feel it so deeply I probably could not manage it. And yes, not just Jewish people but all that were considered defective, including political dissidents.
    There is always a holocaust going on somewhere (Africa) and as you know we are a primitive people, we humans.
    
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The Blissful Adventurer on February 21, 2013 at 9:19 am said:

fucking Nazis!

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- Mike on February 21, 2013 at 9:20 am said:
  
  There you go. Hi Michael.
  
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  - The Blissful Adventurer on February 21, 2013 at 9:25 am said:
    
    my dreams are usually more domestic thugs trying to get at me. I like your exotic locale
    
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  - Mike on February 21, 2013 at 9:27 am said:
    
    Hey, you got some thug trying to bust you up you let me know. I could use a little exercise.
    
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  - The Blissful Adventurer on February 21, 2013 at 9:27 am said:
    
    only in my dreams…thugs tend to avoid large, poor, men
    
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  - Mike on February 21, 2013 at 9:30 am said:
    
    No, I was going to come out there and smack you around for having those dreams.
    
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  - The Blissful Adventurer on February 21, 2013 at 9:31 am said:
    
    lol..thanks! come out anytime, there are a few things worth shooting out here
    
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  - Mike on February 21, 2013 at 9:32 am said:
    
    I don’t want to shoot as much as I want to eat and drink. But thanks, eh.
    
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  - The Blissful Adventurer on February 21, 2013 at 9:46 am said:
    
    well, those options abound 🙂
    
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Paul on February 21, 2013 at 9:57 am said:

Love the photo, and the description of your dreams…, lost youth, wasted potential. the girl that got away… I can relate. But Nazis? Maybe you shouldn’t eat right before bed. My wife gets so involved in documentaries on the holocaust, American Indians, even alien visitations. But I have yet to dream of any of them. Now watch. having said that, I will probably dream of being scalped by a green alien with a swastika scar on his forehead!

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- Mike on February 21, 2013 at 10:35 am said:
  
  Paul, I had some family killed by the Nazis, and that dream is a recurring one for me.
  Glad you like the photo and let your pretty wife know that I too bleed for American Indians and all oppressed people for that matter.
  And, if you ever see a dude with a swastika on his face or neck, be assured he is a neanderthal and should be avoided.
  
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anisjarossi on February 21, 2013 at 10:19 am said:

Great foto ! And I am just reading a book about Varsavia Ghetto and life ( better say non life ) in it …..

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- Mike on February 21, 2013 at 10:41 am said:
  
  A hard read that must be.
  
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  - anisjarossi on February 21, 2013 at 10:57 am said:
    
    Oh yes I have nightmares , but still it teach me that I do not have to complain for small “things ” and be happy to live today and in a free land …..
    
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  - Mike on February 21, 2013 at 10:58 am said:
    
    Amen.
    
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natuurfreak on February 21, 2013 at 10:33 am said:

Very nice photo in black-white I can understood your dream..a lot ofdark feelings coming out this photo that i can believe seeing there nazi’s.

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- Mike on February 21, 2013 at 10:43 am said:
  
  Thanks Marylou. Given the fact that it is a dream-scape, and mine at that, I get to include my own personal demons.
  
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Marion Driessen on February 21, 2013 at 11:21 am said:

A magnificent landscape where dreams are made.

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- Mike on February 21, 2013 at 11:53 am said:
  
  Thanks Marion. Nice to see you.
  
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northerndesert on February 21, 2013 at 12:17 pm said:

Great photo. Love the black and white treatment.

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- Mike on February 21, 2013 at 12:18 pm said:
  
  Thank you very much.
  
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Photobooth Journal on February 21, 2013 at 4:57 pm said:

Very moving Michael and the comments people have made have added to that. Great image. Great post.

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- Mike on February 21, 2013 at 5:02 pm said:
  
  I am tempted to say even a blind squirrel finds an acorn every now and then. But I won’t. Instead I will just thank my dear friend.
  
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  - Photobooth Journal on February 23, 2013 at 2:27 pm said:
    
    Yes, you are not a blind squirrel!!!!
    
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  - Mike on February 23, 2013 at 2:32 pm said:
    
    🙂
    
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Lynne Ayers on February 21, 2013 at 6:56 pm said:

One of your best photos Mike and it certainly lends itself to haunting dreams of oppression and evil.

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- Mike on February 21, 2013 at 7:12 pm said:
  
  Thanks Lynne.
  
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ajaytao2010 on February 22, 2013 at 12:48 am said:

I Nominate you for the The Sunshine Award
Please accept & oblige

.http://ajaytao2010.wordpress.com/2013/02/22/the-sunshine-award/

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- Mike on February 22, 2013 at 8:53 am said:
  
  Thanks. Awards I do not do.
  
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  - ajaytao2010 on February 22, 2013 at 8:54 am said:
    
    okay
    
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hutchphotography2020 on February 22, 2013 at 5:50 am said:

Really great shot.

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- Mike on February 22, 2013 at 8:54 am said:
  
  Thanks hutch.
  
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Alex Autin on February 23, 2013 at 5:32 am said:

I completely love this image Mike, and your narrative to go along with it. Wow!

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- Mike on February 23, 2013 at 9:06 am said:
  
  Thanks Alex, so very nice to hear from you.
  
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Lois on February 25, 2013 at 3:31 pm said:

Dystopian… I’ve never used that word before, but it sums this picture up completely… scary but so good!

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- Mike on February 26, 2013 at 6:35 pm said:
  
  That is a good word Lois. I looked it up to embrace it fully, and yes I think this photo would fit that criteria. Smashing word! And thank you.
  
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  - Lois on February 27, 2013 at 1:24 am said:
    
    I challenge you to use it in conversation today! I will also take up the challenge (husbands/wives/partners not counted… guess I’ll have to go to the pub!)
    
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brenda on March 4, 2013 at 11:28 am said:

brings to mind a song by James Blunt’s that includes “turning in my sheets” … strong image with touching words. thank you for sharing this with the “blogging” world

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- Mike on March 4, 2013 at 12:06 pm said:
  
  Hey Brenda, thanks for taking the time to look and comment.
  
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Stephen on March 12, 2013 at 9:10 am said:

Reblogged this on The Slop Sink.

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Virginia Duran on March 14, 2013 at 10:32 am said:

Hello! Just discovered your blog! I love your photographs, especially the b/w ones! Looking forward to your next posts 🙂

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- Mike on March 14, 2013 at 10:33 am said:
  
  Thanks Virginia. I really appreciate your interest and comment.
  
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britul on March 24, 2013 at 9:58 pm said:

Excellent photograph. Quite dreamy. Very forward looking and positive elaboration. Liked it.

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- Mike on March 25, 2013 at 8:22 am said:
  
  Thanks.
  
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