Vortex Dream
I close my eyes,
blackness all around,
my mind drifts away.
Then, unexpectedly,
it comes back again.
I know that I'm still sleeping.
I can tell because by bed
is floating.
Slowly, it begins to fall.
Raging gray wind all around
A tornado has swallowed me whole,
round and round it goes
I crawl to the edge of the bed,
carefully, I look over the side,
darkness below without end.
I have no fear… this time.
Been on this ride,
times and time again.
Always the same,
down and down I go.
Never do I reach bottom.
This time, I want something different.
This time, I want something new.
I think, scary faces appear,
to my surprise they do,
swirling around and around.
Then I wish them away.
Strange, but I like it here.
I hope I can dream this place again.
By Michael A. Crane, Jr.
Original Title: Lucid Dreaming
Original Version: January 28, 2000
Version 4: January 9, 2004
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