❧her mother stood over her
tucking stray strands out of her still face
it's been a few years
since she's seen her daughter dance
since she's heard her daughter laugh
it felt like eternity
little does she know her daughter is aware
little does she know her daughter is there
meanwhile
her daughter stood a few feet away from a figure
studiously she approached it
her fingertips dancing over its membrane
it felt like silk
it felt like hope
she grasped it tightly
❧and so she awoke
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