DROWNING IN DREAMS

Written by Fatima Naeem and HastyWords

Her eyelashes flutter, like ruffled feathers
As sunshine peeks into her dreams
Searching for that one truth she longed for
Looking for the innocence lost for love
Reliving that first kiss again and again
In the park on the most perfect spring day
The sun shining beautifully bright
It’s kiss of warmth against her cheeks
Oh…
That kiss made her feel so vibrant
How could such a simple touch
Make her feel so much more than alive
Like an eagle soaring for the first time
Going against the impossible wind with ease
Getting higher above everyone and everything
Then…
Just when she thought she had touched the sky
The dream always faded into a vast black abyss
She’d try to stay but always awoke with a start
Taking reality in one bleak, sad second at a time
Tears would blur her vision, followed by her cries
Because in this world she was left behind, alone
As her one true love battled with death and died
Though it had been more than a year ago
These damn dreams laced her future with her past
How she wished they would just end, let her go
She needed to move on and live again, start over
But…
How could she go on if the only time she felt alive
Was inside a dream with a man who was long gone
How could she move on and find a new dream
When she loved the dream she had, she still has