Shoes on unknown land

My shoes are no longer my own but rather some stranger I do not know

This path is hard to follow with all the obstacles I must travel

Who could go down such a road and make it to another fork?

I know in my heart I can succeed in what is believed to be the impossible

How do you walk such a lonely place and yet be surrounded by familiar faces?

Look through the trees and see a new world

A place I never thought existed beyond a fairy tale

The shoes slip off as they have grown too big; my body has shrunk smaller than a crack

 I materialize into that unknown world full of mythical creatures where time stands still.

Be strong I hear the whispering wind say giving me a slight chill deep in my body

 The ground begins to shake beneath my feet; a rumble builds beyond the trees

I’m frozen where I stand with eyes wide open to what is coming

Horses run past; they are all so beautiful but wait…

These horses are much more than that they are the most amazing Unicorns I ever imagined to see

One creature stops just beyond my reach, staring so intently at me as though I was a mythical creature too

The beauty of its glistening white body and horn to match blinds me with such amazement

I dare not move, dare not breathe for I do not want this to end

He takes a step closer as though to say its ok

In that moment everything seemed so complete, so perfect I allowed the tears to run

Falling to the ground I realize this can only be a dream as such things do not exist

The unicorn makes the slightest of noise and lowers his head

His horn touches my chest just where my heart beats through

A light so bright takes over my site and I awaken to see this room

Everyone stands around my bed with tears of gloom

I say “its ok” to them all and smile a smile ever so small

Each of their eyes slowly show the realization that I am alive, awake, here with them in this place

I will never know what that unicorn meant to show

Except that I was stronger than I could ever know.