The hands reach out to me

kindly at first-

then grabbing and taking

the eyes behind the hands

stare blankly through me

Set after set of hands

reach out

chasing me through the darkness...

One hand catches me

pushing me to the ground

running over me, touching me

the others join in

blind to my pain

deaf to my cries...

Blazing eyes and hands rush forward

throwing the others away

they fall back into the shadows;

the blazing eyes look deep into mine

promising me my dream world

of love and protection...

I reach out to accept

the promise of salvation-

only to wake and realize

I'm trying to hold onto a dream...