Aren'T You Happy It's Only a Dream

Consciousness filled me. The dream evaporated from my eyes, Leaving behind an afterimage of nonsense. Soon after, I found control of my limbs; Wiggling my toes This way and that. I stretched my legs as wide as I could. And that’s when I hit it . My naked calf brushed Ever so slightly upon the Hard Dead Creases of Flesh. All of a sudden – I hear exhales unlike my own. Icy stabs like a harsh, dry rain Pinching the hairs on my chin, erect. Faster and faster The essence escaping my lungs Climbs through Muck and gloom To become another’s oxygen. A gritty smile Scrapes against my thin eyelids, Bundled shut- Afterimages melding with creeping shadows. . “That- “That nonsense. It was not a dream…” “It wasn’t.”