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Death of a Dream

Upon awakening, there is that 
brief moment between two 
worlds, when you're not sure 
where the dream ends and 
reality begins, where some 
elements of both seem to blend 
together. Then slowly, 
responsibility strangles the joy 
of carelessness, the weight of 
the world crushes the beautiful 
fantasy, and the harsh realities 
of life drown the blissfulness 
that once was everything, and 
even if you go back to sleep 
you can never return to where 
you'd rather dwell forever in 
happiness. Now if this feeling 
occurs and you were never 
really asleep...you become 
trapped in a living nightmare, 
and the dream life you've been 
sleepwalking through is forever 
dead. May you keep your eyes 
closed forever...and never 
wake up.

Copyright © Curtis Matheny | Year Posted 2014