An Afterthought

blurred lines of reality and dreams

An Afterthought

Waves bounding

                                    pounding

                                   splashing

crashing

“THROW IT OVER”

They are coming.

Vibrant swirls of whirls of fear invade my mind

blue green yellow

rock, rock, rock

I lift another wooden crate overboard

an umbrella

protection from the water

the enemy.

How did I get here?

The boat of course

 

Leg after leg.

I’m not sure.

But we run.

Apples

Grapes

loaded before us

rations for our escape

protection from death

the enemy.

                        “BOARD”

Da dun

Da dun

My ears are overflowing with the waters of fear

I am drowning in life-

boats

I remember life

but this is real

life

island

 

Heart pounded,

    darting eyes

as the puppy (----)

bounded after me,

fur flailing.

 

Barely breathing-

fwoo fwoo-

the nets

the nets were too close

like a shroud of darkness

------

it has caught.

it has caught me.

it’s over.

it’s- …….

-----

I lift one eyelid,

what feels like

a thousand tons

and the net is

flailing like the

dog.

My fingers delicately

lift the net,

and I wonder

my heart        stops

as I lift                            lift                                lift!

It flew off my shoulder!

Into the enemy-

who was the enemy?

 

Me?

The other me?

 

No.

Yorkshire terrier

(terror)

bounding with

smile

shredding my                            fear.

Thump

thump

for the

slide-

I am jolted awake.

Feeling my chest for my heart

But I was on the boat.

Thump                         thump                                      thump

Dogs are dogs

and fruits and umbrellas and slides

They weren’t real

but fear brings life and I am real

I am afraid

of the life fear brings

because I am alive

But I was on the boat

Thump                         thump                                      thump