WAKE UP! Visions that fade away from the grasp of sleep In the chambers of my soul they disappear into the deep For a brief, sweet hour I waft above the clouds Memories bittersweet are folded in powder blue shrouds On tiptoe they glide and take me along to paradise A magic door opens and a thrumming portal swings by Strange, wild dreams with shadows looming large and menacing Breaking in sweat sometimes I wake up with my heart pounding Deep dark woods and labyrinthine alleys Running for my dear life from the chase, ending in a free fall in a chasmal valley On bleak shores of rapid streams I lose my way Fumbling and tripping on unknown terrains, my foothold sways Rustling paths appear to take me back to times forgotten To my loved ones looking happy, now long gone I fly on tired wings to the land of wakefulness Sometimes refreshed and blissful, sometimes relieved to escape ...