Dream Catcher Story Contest
1st place
(Category 2: grades 6-8)
“The Day and Night”
by Hera Hovsepian
Age 13, Grade 8
At nights, when I sleep,
I break the boundaries
of my brain, which I wouldn’t
when I’m awake.
My brain stops trying.
It becomes raw. Real.
It becomes me at my best
and my worst. I overflow
with questions. I don’t have
any desire to answer them.
During the day, my brain
fools me with many questions.
It deludes me into thinking:
“You have all the answers.”
During the night, when I shut
my eyes, my brain becomes
a blank canvas of creation.
I want to paint on it
the real version of myself.
I feel a sense of security.
I feel a sense of panic.
Once I open my eyes,
the dream manifests in me.
So, I welcome the sleep;
I wait for it. I allow
my eyes to slide into drowsiness
and enter into my deepest slumber.
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