I explosively wake
from horrifying nightmares,
one after another,
and this horror follows me
into my waking world.
Heart pounding
breath racing,
tail chased
in a circle,
with no beginning
and no end.
How could she do this
to me,
her man,
her lover?
How could I have done this
to him,
my sibling,
my brother.
Where are you Grandfather,
I pray I find you not,
Dare I sleep again
and take this risk,
that my nightly mares
just might return
to me.
