Last night I dreamed that I was lying in my bed
but it was drifting away from shore.
There were no stars above,
just this giant blue moon
and the farther I floated away from land
the quieter it became till it was too much to take.
So I started shouting for help
but there was only a light in the distance.
I thought it was the rising sun
though as I drifted closer
I discovered it was another bed on fire.
Someone sat on the edge of the bed
looking into the dark water
and I tried to call out to them;
“Here, jump onto my bed!”
but my voice only came out in whispers.
I don't think he even saw me as we passed
my heart beating faster and faster,
Until all I heard were drums in my ears.
Eventually I was alone
again in the dark silence
with the blue moon
that was getting bigger and bigger
as if the waves were bringing me to it.
Though I was afraid that we were going to crash
- the moon and I -
so I held my breath and jumped
into the water.
I kept sinking lower
and lower
and lower
until I became the depth of the sea.
About the Creator
Jocelyn White
I am a Filipino American from the Pacific Northwest who loves cooking, reading and writing.
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