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Rated: 13+ · Poetry · Death · #2306628
I was lifted by a gust of wind into the abyss.
I knew Im dreaming so I wanted to fly a few feet off the ground.
I walked a few steps and jumped up in the air.
I thought I might get a good view before waking up.
I jumped up and a gust of wind ruined my good view.
I flew too high up into the sky.

I almost went into a cloud. I felt cold. I was getting close to running out of air up there.
I could see the front door to my condo and to my car. I even have the keys.
But I cant reach 10,000 feet down.

Im so sad because I didnt have time to say goodbye
I couldn't say Im sorry to people owed an apology.
I couldn't thank the bartender that never charged for my soda.

My food will spoil in the refrigerator and Im hungry. Im thirsty. Im sleepy.

Will I suffer in eternity with no music, no newspaper,, no movies, and eventually as I get higher no air?
Will I die from boredom? Will my loneliness be hell?

There will be no obituary.
I didn't die officially.

I just disappeared like missing in action but nobody will look for me.
My close relatives died years ago.
Distant relatives live so far away that I wont be a distant memory.

Im looking down. My car is being removed from the condos lot. Strangers are moving into my condo.
I suddenly remember Im dreaming but I cant wake up.

I hear my mom calling me. I want to tell her Good Morning.
But Im still in the dream. I feel like Im locked in a movie theatre.

I want to end being in the sky looking down on my condo but I cant do it. I want to see my bedroom but Im still in the dream.
My mom is saying
"Wake up, wake up."

But I cant explain to her Im trapped in a dream. I scream "end dream"
My view fades to black.

For a split second I see my bedroom but before I can talk Im back in the dream.
I see the parking lot right outside my condo.

My heart is racing. Will I get a heart attack? Maybe I suffered a stroke? A stroke would explain why I cant get back into reality.
I feel chest pain. I am so so so scared but I cant explain to mom that Im trapped in a dream.

I wake up in a sweat.

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