.....It was all a dream

Lost in darkness with no sense of direction. Walking alone in a forest, too scared to look behind.
Waiting with palpitating heart for exam results (funny isn’t it?)
I hope all is good when I know the outcome is not.

Afraid to open the closet…………is there a monster in?
Scared to open the closet…………people might find skeletons in it.
Terrified to speak the truth ………my loved ones will hate me.
I pray everyone is with me when I know I am alone.

Surrounded by nightmarish creatures.
Haunted by memories of past and fears of future.
Thorns and broken glass on the road on which I have to walk bare foot.
Drowning in a river hundreds of feet deep.

In the midst of a desert with not a drop of water.
I gathered myself ………….sweating, speechless.
Lucky to be in the cozy lap of my mom.
Thanking that I am alive.
Thanking my stars on realising that it was all a dream.