during the hours of my slumber
I awoke to what seemed normal to me
it was a scenery I visited everyday
and everything was right where it should be
had I not looked down
my legs were extended in front of me
bare and without cover
I was reclined in the clawfooted bathtub
and clearly one without water
had I not looked over
my left hand had an uncertain oddity
and under my skin it climbed
and when it reached for my neck I realized
that this growth was merely a vine
had I not felt it
my right hand found the hardness
as I followed this intruder down to where it began
but I was neither scared nor cold
as my legs forced me to stand
had I not seen it
the mirror in the room seemed to beckon me
and without hesitation I looked into it
the vine had silently claimed my face
and made its home in the portals of it
had I not seen more
my eyes had flowers inside of them
as did my mouth and my nose
but the colors it picked for each one was different
I stared helplessly at this unexplainable growth
had I only to understand
this vision escaped me suddenly in a snap
time reared it's head to me right away
morning took over and closed the gates
to leave me distracted for the rest of the day