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sometimes I hear voices
when I’m falling asleep
but not through my ears
they’re inside my head
and they startle me awake
back to being alert
where I realize there wasn’t any sound
leaving me wondering
why I heard what I did
trying to determine
if it was someone I know
or a voice I have heard
somewhere in my life
maybe a stupid tv show
or possibly the radio
probably not from a checkout line
where some stranger spoke loudly
while I pretended not to listen
even though it’s impossible to not
and I shouldn’t focus on who it was
when it distracts me from what they said
in classic dream mode
as you transition to awake
I can still make out some voice
but not the words that they said

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