Sometimes, falling asleep with the TV on affects my dreams…

The lion roared in the middle of the film
the actress broke character, ran screaming from the room

I awoke to dialogue that no longer made sense
not even the subtitles were enough to convince me

I left the room
it spun on without me
unfamiliar music
echoed behind me

Grey clouds
filled the sky above me
Still, the rain would not fall

(21 April 2015)