Anxiety Dreams

Posted on by Reena Saxena

the sultriness of exam halls
the whirring fan on top
clocks ticking away
till I submitted a summary
of memory
of all that I chose
to remember or forget
-anxiety dreams added sweat
on seeing questions for which
I was unprepared

But now
dreams tell different stories
of empty larders when guests arrive
a missed flight
a blinking light
a bank statement
I’d rather not open
till the next check arrives

I write about cherry blossoms
grass growing under my feet
a bud blooming somewhere
as the scorching sun blinds
and I pull out my shades
to let the colours fade
till I’m back in airconditioned environs

somehow
dreams take away the shades
and the fan blades
leave me perspiring
in yet another
colour-blind April
of my dreams

W3 Prompt #103

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