My Mother

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Last night when I was in the world of my dreams,

The entire world was silent, yet I heard screams.

I panicked. Taken by surprise, I started running,

The winds started blowing and soon it was raining.

I ran in a direction which I knew headed to a cave,

Coming closer I found the place quiet as a grave,

But weren’t the noises coming from this place?

They did. Yet I saw nothing inside; I saw no face.

Slowly I walked deeper, watching every step of mine,

The ceiling above looked dark, my height times nine.

I kept on walking, every time stopping to see something,

Nothing perceived my senses, darkness was everything.

And then, I saw the outline of a huge apparition,

Fear gripped me, I lost my voice to apprehension.

A cold, frightful voice said ‘Aha! Here comes my meal,

I never called out at you, I never intended to kill,

But since you’ve come, I can’t wait to pounce

On your meat, as opportunity knocks only once’.

In terrible fear I yelled ‘mummy, please save me’

‘Wake up dear’ said a voice, and indeed it was she.

I hugged her and said ‘ma, I had a horrible dream of fear’

She smiled, ‘Nothing shall touch you honey, for I am here’.