Dream #321

There appears to be destruction
everywhere
an apocalypse of sorts
in the town
I was raised

We're on the border
the south side of a canal
a safe haven
where still some
structures have not
completely been
destroyed

I am helping children
hide from whatever
haunts them
across the water
the smoke in the distance
the burning buildings
the unknown

we find a haven
a safe place
two rooms and
a large area
for some of the children
there is a bed in
one of the
rooms
I lie down with a woman
an old caring friend

it's calming

we are safe for now
I sleep

I wake
everyone is gone
There are no children

A man tells me there was
never anyone in the room
no children
no woman
was it a dream
within my dream

He takes me outside
there is fresh water in
massive ponds
large mysterious creatures
lurk in
the clear green water

The ponds border the shores
of the canal
that divides us from the
a flatten
smoldering landscape

drink he says
the water is good
he jumps in