I Remember The Ocean Poem by Nicolas Palacios

Lay my head down now,
Put me to rest,
Envision a world in which life was blessed.
Kiss my eyes as I fall into slumber,
An ocean of lies, dragging me under.
Slowly, at first, water trickles my feet,
A more magnified view of them lies underneath.
A shiver, feeling cold, calming thoughts come to mind,
Gone forever, so I’m told, everyday logic is left behind.
The tide pulls in, crawling up my knees,
As reality fades,
The world now spins, failing to appear serene,
The ground shakes.
Trees uproot, soaring into the air,
I struggle to move, but my feet are stuck there,
As the water climbs faster, consuming my chest,
A nightmare, perhaps, or a moral test.
The sky now turns black,
I fear for my safety,
But there’s no turning back,
Nor a soul to save me.
I struggle for breath, water clutches my neck,
And my eyes begin to tremble.
A soft silhouette, of someone I’ve met,
I don’t know why, but it seems to resemble,
Me as a boy, playing in frost,
A childish era of innocence lost,
A mild hysteria’s my only cost,
As the water recedes, and the sun burns bright,
My subconscious pleads to step into the light,
To remember a time when no worries were present,
Every aspect of life was all the more pleasant.
I awoke in a daze, glad the nightmare was done,
And reality stayed, pushing air in my lungs.
I lied there and pondered for a while,
Was there some reason I saw this?
I thought deeply about my inner child,
The answer was easy when focused:
I think I’m supposed to learn from my childhood me,
And live life how it’s supposed to be.