What's Next

Woke up from a dream one night A child was trembling with fright With tearful voice the child said My gold fish will soon be dead I rushed to check my fish tank For Jimmy, Julia and Frank They were still swimming upright Under the fluorescent light Then I went to a mirror And saw an aging figure Frowns and smiles have left their trace Wrinkling all over the face Then the young child would appear Her face was still, stained with tears She pointed towards the floor And I saw an open door A hundred long winding steps It echoed deep when I clapped Fireflies hovered around Uncertainly I walked down My eyes started to shed tears A mixture of joy and fears Memories from all my past Flashed from first step to the last Colors, sounds and mother's kiss People whom I love and miss All came by to say hello Till the end of the hollow. There was the child from my dream A gold fish swam in a stream Between dreams and reality What's next? I can't wait to see