Fever Dream

My fevered heart pulses

With each beat it shakes the walls of the world I’ve created in my sleep

The scenery shifts without reason

Sound rhythmically pounds in my ears

Logic and meaning do not exist here

People I don’t know in a place that I do

I am haunted by their faces and I long for my mother

I’m disoriented in this familiar space

A new sound rings out that jerks my core

Sweat breaks on my brow

I have been here before

I dread that I will visit again

But for now, I awake