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Life in Slumber

January 27, 2015
By Lily Johnson GOLD, Cannon Falls, Minnesota
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Sky painted black

Glitter thrown on top
Twinkling Lights
And a silvery moon

Time to rest
Before the light
Kills the shadows
I’m glad to be consumed by blankets

I close my eyes
And images appear
Images so surreal
They were not to be believed

Fairies dancing
Mermaids Singing
A whole new world
Right in my dreams

Unlike the world I departed
This place is better
Lakes as big the sea
Trees as blue as forgetmenot flowers

A place that isn’t real
Yet I am there
It’s beautiful
I never want to leave

But then a faint voice
The images blurr
The voice beckons me
Everything disappears

I blink
I’m home in bed
My mother at my side
I’m back to reality

© Devin N., Sherrills Ford, NC

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