Endless

I’ve been having the same dream for as long as I can remember. It always starts the same way.

Darkness.

I feel my way through the pitch black, moving toward an unknown destination. Is this Hell?

The thick musty air becomes suffocating. I can feel the passage becoming narrow as if the walls are closing in on me. I continue slowly in the dark my outstretched arms searching for any sign of the end. Finally I feel a familiar warmth beneath my palm.

The door!

I frantically feel through the darkness grasping at air before finding the small metal knob . The brass feels cool against my sweaty palms, my heart races in a flood of excitement.

Maybe this time will be different. Maybe things have changed. With a final prayer I turn the knob and the door swings open, blinding me in a brilliant glow of warm light. I step through the doorway as my eyes adjust to the sunshine.

The sun seems to smile at me as it dances in the cloudless aqua sky. The crisp fresh air tastes sweet with the faint scent of lavender. Endless rows of flowers envelop a lush field, swaying in the gentle breeze; they shimmer in a rainbow of color.

In the distance I can make out a figure swaying amongst the flowers. I know she’s an angel. I can hear her calling me begging me to join her. Her soft rhythmic voice lulls me into a state of pure bliss. My feet begin to move on their own, answering the call of my love.

Is the sky getting darker? My heart sinks as everything slowly begins to fade before my eyes and the cold air chokes the warmth from my lungs. The guiding voice of my angel becomes quiet leaving me completely and utterly alone

Darkness.

I feel my way through the pitch black, moving toward an unknown destination. Is this Hell?