Anniversary

Anniversary

by. EyesOfThePhasm


Late one evening night, a little girl with blond pig tails. Sat sleeping in an arm chair, in the living room, of a two story suburban home. A light brown dog, lie sleeping obediently down by her feet, on a rug. Remnant remains, of once fresh tears. Were now, stain dried little streaks, running down upon her cheeks.

'Hush now don’t you cry
 Wipe away the tear drop from your eye’

In a feeble attempt, to block out nightmares from the past.

'You’re lying safe in bed
 It was all a bad dream
 Spinning...in your head’

An old worn little family photo, of a young male and female couple, were hugging a little toddler girl. Was clenched tightly within her grip.

'Your mind tricked you to feel the pain
 Of someone close to you leaving the game of life’

On an end table beside the sleeping girl, was a little note with the words, “Call me anytime today. I’m here for you.”

'So here it is, another chance
 Wide awake you face the day
 Your dream is over...or has it just begun?’

Pieces of a fleeting memory, was trying to make it’s presence known.

'There’s a place I like to hide
 A doorway that I run through in the night’

Brief sobbing recollections, of a phone conversation past.

'Relax child, you were there
 But only didn’t realize and you were scared’

“How are you holding up?”
“I’m ok.”
“You sure?”
“...”
“Penny?”
“..(sniff)..”
“..(sigh)..”
“..(sniff)..sorry..I’m trying..so..hard..(sniff)..”
“There’s no need for an apology.”
“..(sniff,sniff)..can you..come home?..”
“I’m already in the car.”
“..(sniff,sniff)..thank..you..(sniff,sniff)..”
“Anything for you. Just sit tight..I’m on my way.”

'It’s a place where you will learn
 To face your fears, retrace the tears
 And ride the whims of your mind’

The memory fades, but the nightmares remain. Clawing at a desperately healing scar.

'Commanding in another world
 Suddenly, you hear and see
 This magic new dimension’

But right at that moment, a light shines in, as a man walks through the door. Approaching her quietly, as he walks across the floor.

'I will be watching over you’

Looks down upon her silently, as she sleeps.

'I am gonna help you see it through’

Sees the photo in her hand.

'I will protect you in the night’

Scoops her up gently, into his arms.

'I am smiling next to you...in silent lucidity’

Holding her close, he heads upstairs.

'Visualize your dream
 Record it in present tense
 Put it into a permanent form
 If you persist in your efforts
 You can achieve dream control’

Nightmares and dreams, collided within a subconscious mind.

'Dream control’

 In an endless war.

'How’s that then, better?’

 Of ever changing faces.

'Hug me..’

 “..Mom?..”

'..hug me..’

 “..Dad?..”

'..hug me..’

 “..Anyone?..”

'Hug..me..’

 “..oh God..please help me!..”

'If you open your mind for me
 You won’t rely on open eyes to see’

Time, moved so slowly, as the man carried her down the hall.

'The walls you built within
 Come tumbling down, and a new world will begin’

The photo slipped loosely from the little child’s hand. Flying on wings of chance, the photo danced, right before the man’s own eyes.

'Living twice at once you learn
 Your safe from pain, in the dream domain
 A soul set free to fly’

The child’s head, rolled ever so slightly, against a dark grey shoulder. Tucking her head in, from an unseen wind, the man’s wild hair. Reached skyward to protect her.

'A round trip journey in your head
 Master of illusion, can you realize
 Your dream’s alive, you can be the guide but’

Breaking the still silence, the man lay the girl down on her bed. Soft moonlight bathed upon her face, as he sat beside her.

'I will be watching over you’

A gentle hand caresses the side, of her sleeping troubled face.

'I am gonna help you see it through’

Drapes his long grey trench coat, over her sleeping little form.

'I will protect you in the night’

Tenderly kisses her, upon her tiny head.

'I am smiling next to you...’

“I love you...sweetheart.”

The man left quietly, without a sound. On the bed, the little girl slumbered as she smiled. In a sense of peace...and harmony.


End