2/2024
Dark dreams
I wake up
His arms are wrapped around me and he tightens them
I feel him pressed up against me
I’m safe
I’m right where I’m supposed to be
Nothing can get me here
Not even my dark dreams
-S
***I’ve had an issue with chronic nightmares since I was a kid. I used to force myself to stay awake because I dreaded going to sleep, knowing I was going to have a horrific nightmare. I’ve had probably most, if not at least half, of my panic attacks triggered while sleeping.
When I moved in with my husband, most of my nightmares stopped. I will still have them occasionally, but there’s a sense of safety I’ve felt since sharing a bed with him. I wrote this after waking up after a really bad nightmare one night.
