I can remember from childhood Was the night of that terrible fever My bed was a plank Wooden under my spongey bones My sharp breaths hit my body From an invisible assailant Spiked blows to my mattress That pierced my flesh clean And punched wind right through my blankets
Then came the hoods Surrounded my bed in inky blackness They blotted out the stars And smothered my night light Even a young child would Expect death after such a vision Only one last shaky breath left I was almost certain
Then it appeared Almost angry and fearsome My fair golden haired champion A brilliant figure dazzling light It punctured that dark shroud Shred it to absolute pieces And restored me Back to this life
This is still the clearest dream I've ever been able to remember, even after all these years.