A Dream While Awake By Timothy Timmell Dontrell Daniels

A Dream While Awake

As I prepared myself for my nightly shower, I plugged in my IPod into my radio, turned the light off, and lit up my blueberry scented candle

Turned on the hot water with my hand under the running hot water and waited until I found the right spot I can handle

As I undressed the bathroom filled up with steam, I knew this was going to be good

I eased my right foot in the shower first, testing to see if the water was just right

I knew I might have jumped out, if it was too hot

I thought not to myself and continued on my way in

Grabbed my washcloth and put it under the running water as I did that

I began slowly moving my body up under the hot soothing water

I opened the bottle of the cleansing, smell good body wash, and poured it into hands

As my back faced the waterfall coming from above with my eyes closed I began to feel the strong warm hands on shoulders

That had a lot of boulders bearing upon me. Rubbing each finger and thumb up and down my back

Leaving this lingering feeling that almost made me numb, that’s how good it felt

All my cares, all my worries, and stress were put to the side as I enjoyed this ride.

It felt as if there was a man with muscular arms wrapped around me, holding me back from the fears that played over and over and again.

Rumble…CHI GA BOOM!

I felt the arms around me tighten, as shook from the noise outside the window

I felt a sense calm, knowing that everything was going to be alright.

As the storm outside my shower curtain came rubble and then BOOM!

My eyes opened quickly to see what it was the disturbed me and peaceful shower

As I attempted to pull back the curtain I felt the warm pressure on shoulder letting me know “don’t worry, stay here”

It was just the cat climbing up on the closed seat of the toilet

I eased back and closed my eyes

Washing each and every particle of my body and especially where the sun don’t shine

This felt so right, unreal, I couldn’t believe that someone could actually care about me deeply

The water turned from hot to warm, I didn’t feel the hands of the warm calming hands on my back as when I first got in anymore

I got worried I felt each and every pressure go as the water turn warm to a little cool

Rinsing of the suds that helped moisturized my dry skin, the warm muscular relaxing man left as the water turned cold

My eyes opened slowly

Sad to believe something that felt so real went spiraling down the drain was coming to a reality

Rumble…CHI GA BOOM!

I just kept on looking at the drain; while the water dripping down my face right along tears fell and went spiraling down with the man I once thought was with me.

Turned on the light, blew out the candle and turned off the iPod that had the storm like sounds coming from it and looked in the mirror and realize it was only a dream.