I sit sweating
hit enter on the computer
for the hundredth time
what happened?
the blog is gone
perhaps it was hacked
maybe I typed the wrong URL
But no!
It’s all the same
yet not the same
it’s got to be a joke
the images
the words
my poetry
the stories
all gone
the blogger friends
all disappeared
where had they gone?
the ones I see now
I don’t recognize them
such weird faces
I want to shout at them
who are you’ll?
what the hell happened?
I can hardly breathe
my heart slamming in my chest
is this really happening to me?
slightly shaking
on the verge of sobbing
to add to the misery
what’s this thing?
wet and slimy
‘Get off my face’
‘Go awayyyyyyy…..’
. . . . . . . . . . . . . .
I wake up panting
only to find my dog
looming over me
licking my face
It’s half past 4 in the morning
‘Go away, Alfey’, I say.
Staggering, I reach the desk
push the power button on
A wave of relief washes over me
oh, such bliss!
the pictures, the words, my friends
oh, my world is intact.
I’m so relieved to know
it was just a nightmare.
~~~~~
Asha Seth