I sat up in my bed, heart racing.

My feet fell to the floor and I began pacing.

The house was quiet, empty, and wide,

But it also gave me a safe place to hide.

I wondered what happened the night before,

Wondered what happened when I had hit the floor.

I saw no one I knew as I walked through the town.

Despite that, they all greeted me with a frown.

They whispered under their breath insane things.

“Wake up,” “wake up,” “you’re in a dream.”

I’m walking around when I hit my head,

And that’s when I wake up in a hospital bed.

I open my eyes, and the doctor was amazed.

“Lauren, you had been in a coma for 58 days.”