Dreamscape

Days turn slowly to weeks

and weeks speed to years

The same way your smiles fade

and you discover your tears;

Not the ones you wipe away

in laughter fits

But the ones that run down your soul

And in a dark dwelling sits

among the troubles in your life

you though you had survived

But from which you now know

today’s problems are derived.

 

The more time that passes

­­­­­­The dwelling fills with tears

We all know what can happen

To tears collected through years’

The level continues to rise

Like a lake between mountains

And your hardships add stones

Not pretty ones- like fountains;

But dark

cold

slippery

stones.

 

Your tears surround you

And a hand pulls you down

You can’t swim through this

You fear you will drown:

Struggle and fight

You have to get through this

Think- if you don’t

All the good times you’ll miss.

From the dark come a light

your body stiffens with fright;

you are scared form head to toe

because deep inside you know.

 

Another light appears from below

it’s different- it has a warm glow

You know what it is and try to escape

The water is thick and heavy

It keeps you down

Like another closed gate.

 

The bodies of those who stand in your way

Block your path to freedom.

Hand from below are grasping, clawing;

They want you to stay with them.

 

You spot the light above once again

and it’s your last chance to escape

Bursting through the water’s surface

You breathe the air so sweet.

Climb onto the sandy tracks of life

And leave the prints of your feet.

 

Ahead you see your missing puzzle piece

That makes your life complete:

 

LEAVE the past behind you

Only carry the tale away

 

Step into a new season

A bright, more sunny day…