Premonitory Dream

Spit in the water

Not sure why

My feet are sweating as this neck cranes

Downward, in search of where I went

Tried to leave a piece of me there in case I forget

From the dark

It appeared

A splendid mystery!

Oh, it drew me near

Towards a path

Far from home

And I knew I had to go forth alone

Deep in the heart of this lone bridge

A sudden terror overtook me

Continue blindly or turn back

At risk of burdening the wood and rope I'd already passed?

Somehow

I fought

Back against uncertainty

The harsh bite of jealousy

Prayers she had sent for me

To embark upon something they had never done

Out of fear

Fear of pain

But keeping static felt exactly the same

From underneath, the dark waves riled

After a wind blew by, removing

A pair of glasses from my face

And it occurred to me

It wasn't worth just staying in place