The moon flies high
and the stars shine bright
the trees converse with each other
rustling leaves in the cool night breeze
the world turned upside down
if only for 8 hours
it is the distant sound of a car
a truck loaded to the brim
that is foreign to it’s surroundings
and the grass and flowers
can be heard
whipped up to a soft
ripple of surging waves
in hundreds of hues
green, reds, pinks, yellows, violets and sunburst orange
And the world is silent, at peace.
I close the curtains
with a deep sigh
and sleep beside you for another night
before I can think to count
I am drifting through space
from one worm hole to the next
lightspeed stars shooting by
and suddenly I wake
the sun shining
dazzling and brilliant
through the curtains
trimmed in gold
beaded and laced
I turn to see you
look into your eyes
but something has changed
and I stir with a fright
I back away as you come closer still
reassuring me that all is well
I know I have seen you
for what has felt
like forever and a day
but you are not you
and perhaps I am not me
As you come closer
I cover my eyes not to see
and next thing I know
the sun is shining
dazzling and brilliant
through the curtains
trimmed in gold
beaded and laced
This time I turn to you with a beating heart
and a breath, waiting to exhale
and feeling safe
I look into your eyes
but something has changed
I back away into a corner
as you come closer and closer still
I cover my eyes not to see
and the next thing I know
something has changed