T'was a Friday evening recently

I got quite a bit tired.

The bed had been made decently

By the mom whom I admired.

It was an uneventful week

Same routine as always;

So I laid down that night, to seek

Some excitement in a new place.

I stepped into the dream machine

As I drifted off to sleep

Waiting to see the scene

Awaiting me in the deep.

Soon enough I got somewhere

A place still foreign to me;

It was far from a nightmare...

As lovely as could be.

Instantly I was surrounded

By strangers and familiar faces

Soothing melodies sounded

As I drifted to different places.

Incredible events came about,

And I so wished it were real

But my mind was filled with doubt

For when I pinched I could not feel.

I knew I could not stay

For the night was nearly done;

But I knew as there I lay

I would return with the setting of the sun.

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• Date written: June 1, 2016 • Word Count: 162 • Line Count: 28 • Stanza Count: 7 •