Figure in the absinthe dark.
Green light exuding
form some unknown source.
You, in your underwear,
hair tied back,
skin shining with sweat.
A quick glace over your shoulder,
as you step into the bathroom.
I realize
that I am still dreaming.
Or am I?
I feel like I am in
my own skin.
Swing my legs out of bed.
Sit up,
give my head a shake
and rub my eyes.
I was just dreaming,
wasn’t I?
I am awake now,
right?
I notice the green light
has faded.
A faint yellow,
spills from under
the bathroom door.
I try to remember
what I was just dreaming.
The memories
dissipating like smoke
as I reach out for them.
Rapidly fading images
from another world.
Ghosts haunting
my awakening mind.
I was there,
and you were there,
only it wasn’t you.
No. It was someone else.
Maybe it wasn’t even me?
Shake my head again.
Consciousness returning.
I see the dog,
curled up on the floor.
You,
asleep soundly beside me.
The streetlights,
barely pushing through
around the edges of our blinds.
Wait.
My eyes go wide.
I can feel
that sickly green light return.
Who the hell is in the bathroom?
DJR – 2022
