Last Night I Dreamed

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.