Prompt 13. Uncanny/fear
@ampat @sunitasing
Dreams
They seem so real, instill fear
Uncanny most of the time
I awake with sudden jerk
Body so warm that I could cook a meal
With beads of water on my forehead.
I float in air
Across seven seas but search
For passport, forgot at home
The immigrate officer won't let me pass
without valid visa
I cry, I implore, stuck in strange land
Admidst baren fields,
Wild animals everywhere
But can't find the route back home
At 60, I am stuck in examination hall
Solving the papers cramped in teens
Forgot my lines
Attempted to cheat
Caught red handed on my knees
Collecting the answers spread on sheets
Guilty, humiliated, slowly lifted my eyes blinded by my child's burning glare
One day I almost died, still hooked to beeping gadgets
The nurse tried to make a call
To inform my family of my demise
Soon my bed was surrounded by people
Around my bed,
Some on shelves,
Others on ceiling of the room
Man in black coat read my will
Everything was donated to a private trust.
Suddenly a silence,
Everybody disappeared,
There was no one around to cover my till.
Dreams
Seem so real
Uncanny most times
But instill fear
I wake up always with sudden jerk.
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