The Morning After

[Dark Muse]

The Morning After

First I open one eye
slowly, almost painfully
with just as much care
I open the other eye,
for a while I only stare

So this is what the next day
feels like, numb at first
but gradually feeling
begins to reawake

I am aware of things,
of skin and muscles
the moving of each limb,
yes, I am still alive

Memories return to the mind
movement becomes slow,
left in a space of waiting
for answerers to come

Was it all just a dream
or a nightmare,
I feel again like myself
but are things changed
perhaps forever

[paperleaves]

So acutely real , yet dreamlike, and mysterious...vicariously...
Intriguing. i like it :)

[Dark Muse]

Thank you very much

[qimissung]

I agree DM. That's a tiny little corner of reality that you've captured. As life-changing as they are, I can only be glad that such mornings are few and far between.