hypnagogia

Is that a shadow
standing at my kitchen sink?
NO. IT’S JUST A DREAM.

But my eyes can see.
The scene is my apartment.
I’m falling, unmoved.

I wake. My jaw pops.
There’s no villain over there,
despite perception.

Today, I will stretch.
I will remember: UNCLENCH.
I will drink water.

I will not be sad.
I broke out of it quite fast –
Relative success.

I release the stress.
I put on rings. I breathe deep.
I’m regulating.

Wow, the nightmares suck.
Get well – bootstraps and all that.
Recover soundly ~

❧

@bykaileyann
_04-23-2025

_#haikuverse