I Shapeshifted to an Apex Black Dragon

A dream of an old familiar town,

A place of childhood memories.

But now it seems abandoned, alone

The stores were deserted, no jobs to be.

I see a face from days gone by

My childhood friend looks so old

But he doesn't see me, so I sigh

And decide it's best not to be bold

I wait for a crystal store to open

But to enter, I must crawl on hands and knees

I try, but it's too much, I'm leavin'

To escape these contractors and their creeping fleas

I sleep in my old dad's store and wonder

Why must I return to work for him?

I'm a grown man now, I can't squander

My time on a job that's not for me, I'm grim

But as I fall asleep, I see it all

The people who stab me in the back

A dream within a dream, I’m wide awake,

And in this dream, I'm on the attack

I rage and shatter the walls with might

The smoke and clouds take on a new form

I shift and transform, into a dragon in flight

I am the king of the sky, a fearsome storm

I see strange creatures running away

They cower at the sight of me

I glide towards a glowing sphere on the horizon's bay

I know it's the sun city, a place of glee

I reach it, shift back to human form

This world is self-illuminating, a paradise

I see beautiful creatures and trees, a norm

I flow with the glowing river, I'm wise

But then the dream begins to fade

I wake up and find myself in bed

But was it just a dream? I'm not sure, I'm afraid

Perhaps it was a journey to another realm instead

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This is based on an amazing astral projection experience: I wrote about it here.