Prompt: In my dreams

Thanks to Artur Rosa for permission to use his lovely “Carried by the Wind”!

In my sleeping dreams

I have power

But not very much

I fly

But not very high off the ground

I use the breaststroke to struggle higher

Maybe six feet

Maybe above the trees

I swim in a lake

Bordered by pool tiles

And a beach lined with snapping turtles

A shark swims underneath me

Keeping pace

I push it away

It returns
Again and again

I rescue lost children

Leaping down a mountain side

Holding their hands

The bad man chases

It feels like a pillow

When I push him away

But

In my waking dreams

I float above the water

I gaze at the brilliant blue sky

I imagine the moon, the stars

My future life

There’s nothing I can’t do

Dogs in house	Houdini, Brindle
Time writing:	20 minutes, interrupted
August word count:	13,240