I woke up this morning from a horrible dream

While I could not stop shaking, I asked what did this mean

My past played out inside me and screamed into my ears

The lying twists of pain tormented me from over a past many years

In the dream while it was still dark I drove my car and did flee

Tucked warmly in their blankets I took my three babies with me

I left my young Michael, who had no idea why

I drove without direction like I was trying to hide

I was running away and I don’t know from what really

All I knew was I was crying and I could not see clearly

Now I am awake and so overwhelmed  am I

That when Mike said good morning, I could not reply

 As the tears quickly flooded and I tried to forget

 I ran the vacuum to clear the storm from my head

My Michael was concerned and asked if I was okay

How could I tell him of the horrible dream I had today

I never ran away then, and I could never do it now

We’ve had some hard times but got through them somehow

My children are grown now and I hope they always remember

That even through the hard times we always stuck together