In a night I had this slumber And in the slumber had I a dream Not any dream though Not a fowl days dream gone by A true escape from reality was passed along by I
It started with a burst of darkness Then a pause and bitter light Steam began to rise around me And thus I did take flight
Away aloft about my bed and then it all was gone I stood along a Hallway Held up with walls and floor In front of me is a shimmer And behind me stands a door
And such which door that did appear Painted brown along the curve But the shimmer was so beautiful I did nothing but to turn There stood what I longed to see It made my stomach churn.
A single glittering mirror Around about my view Not upon the wall but slanted on the ground As though someone had placed it there before turning to resound.
I stepped forward and looked into And swear I could have seen. The one thing I longed to Face But yet the fact that it did disgrace
A single face A singe face Upon the dust and rust Not mine though For I am still asleep in bed So who's The answer does fall on me But the reason I know not