When My Mom Sleeps, She Dreams

by Latisha Johnson

(Navajo Nation Reservation, Crownpoint, NM)

 

When my mom sleeps she dreams

and she wakes up in the middle of the night

something is wrong it seems

I just hope she wont scream

 

When my mom sleeps she dreams

of wolves who are omens of the night

and bats who take flight through the night

it is impossible to see with no light

 

When my mom sleeps she dreams

Of mummies and monsters

and soon, comes out a giant lobster

But sure to stay extra low

and out comes a deadly crow

it is just a big maze

but somehow she can stand the craze

 

When my mom sleeps she dreams

not of sugar plum fairies and berries

but of the Howler and Bloody Mary

there are a lot of twists and turns

and things that burn

 

When my mom sleeps she dreams

of many scary things

and stuff on your jacket that clings

but when my mom wakes up

she tells me nothing is wrong

and I snuggle in her arms

because that’s where I belong