Dream #1

In the most twisted sort of dream
which was so very real
I am sure it happened
I couldn't open my eyes
I couldn't open my eyes
in this dream or reality

When ones eyes' are shut
for an extended period of time
and they are brought into the bright blinding sun

To open those eyes of theirs would be sheer agony
To force them open is burn, is sting
Though in a short while the pain subdues
I couldn't open my eyes
or rather keep them open
the pain stayed
no matter what the pain stayed

The eyes told themselves to shut,
to shut out the pain
I walked blind through halls
and halls
and many halls

Or were they halls?
I couldn't see
Many asked
"What's wrong?
Why are your eyes closed?"
I had no real answer
Will I ever open them again or am I too afraid of the pain?