7/15/2024

(Dream)

I’m setting up a bath for him

He’s a puppy still

I leave him in the tub as I go grab my baby brother

I come back with him wrapped around my hip

I find him motionless and under water

The water rose too fast…

I place my brother on the bath mat

I pull the puppy out

He’s limp

I try to pump the water out of him

I fail

A sudden sharp pain in my chest collapses me

Feels like my ribs are snapping

It intensifies every second till it wakes me