I no longer dream of labyrinths
I no longer dream of labyrinths
Instead
I dream of falling on the cusp of brilliance
A light so bright
It unfailingly leads me home to sleep
And while I’m there
The darkened revelries of thought
All come together
As a song might
And when I stray
The maze that I used to see
Dissolved so many years ago
Leaving me with my awkward nightmares
Heart beating fast
Mind sharp
To
Outwit the serial killers that chase me
I am hunted
Oh, to outsmart them
The men with plans
The cowardly murderers of calm night
Who play their same sick tunes over and over again
Never getting them right
I no longer dream of labyrinths
And this cold release of dopamine
Doesn’t serve me well
I wake exhausted
Wondering what happened to the Minotaur
And the stars