Melancholic Poetry

Dream

I saw him in my dream
He held my hand and told me not to scream
I was confused
What was he doing in my room?
He told me to go
But I didn't know
If this man deserved my trust
With no second thoughts
I followed him outside
He told me to hold on tight
And so I did
And suddenly a white horse appeared

In the dead of night we rode to a place
Which to me seemed to be unknown
In a never ending road
As the destination was not mentioned
The light breeze would make me freeze
And the trees would dance to the sound of a swish coming from the bushes underneath
I tried to speak to scream but no sound reached the boy's ears
In a desperate fight to see where we were going I gave up
At first I was scared but now I was getting used to it
There was something about him
A sudden warmth which made my body lean into his
Was he what I was looking for?

Suddenly the destination didn't matter anymore
I looked around me and my jaw dropped.
Landscapes like no other
Were slowly unwinding right before me
The moonlight was shed onto the water
Highlighting little bits
Of the dark blue sea
Peaceful sounds of distant sea creatures
Filled the atmosphere
With love and passion
Bewildered yet astonished
A tear left my eye
Pleads left my lips for more
I needed this man to take me
To many other places
Stunning as this one right in front of me
I didn't know where we were going
But it didn't matter anymore
All I knew now
Was that I needed more of this

Next I saw a forest
It was still stunning
Yet darker than the blue of the sea
Little branches were scratching my arms
Sending pain to my body
But I was not giving up on finding
The perfect landscape
Picturesque as this forest might look
These little branches were dug deep inside me
The moonlight could barely be seen
Through the thickly leafed woods
But no matter the pain
No matter the darkness
I could still see
The nature's beauty
I didn't want this trip to end anymore
I feared that we were too deep into the beauty of the forest
That I would not be able to handle
Being in my own bedroom again

The horse was cantering through the woods
It was like a fairytale
Blossoms of colourful flowers highlighted the road
Smaller animals would wave at us and make sounds of happiness
But then suddenly I heard a loud rumble
The sky turned gray and a droplet touched my skin
Discomfort and anxiety replaced my euphoric feelings
I asked him where we were going but I got no answer
The wind got wild and uprooted the trees behind us
I yelled for him to stop and take me back but I got no answer
It was as if he did not care
The horse was now galloping but the wind and thunderstorm were catching up to us
I screamed but still got no response
Thunderbolts lit the forest on fire
The horse neighed loudly
It was not strong enough to take us home
I was suffocating but still he did not say a word
The forest was now burning and I was desperate for help
I needed to leave this place but I did not feel strong enough to say it
The thunders became worse and worse
Until one suddenly hit the horse
That we were riding on all along
And that is when I finally said
Take me home

Everything went black
And now we were back
The horse was lying dead on the ground
And the rider walked up to me
Gave me a soft kiss on the cheek
And said;"That's the end of the ride, when you wake up from this dream you won't remember the bad things,
not the pain nor the dead horse."
He said and pointed at the soulless animal

"You will only remember the beautiful landscapes and more significantly the way you felt in your heart."
He said and walked away
His black figure faintly visible
A step from being completely gone,
He turned his head to face me and said; "Goodnight little rider"
Suddenly I woke up in my bed
gasping for air
I looked around me and this time
The rider was gone
I was alone now
I walked up to the window,
And looked up at the stars.
As I felt no pain in my heart yet,
I remembered the words of the rider and wondered;
"Where will the new rider take me next?"