Work Horse

The Black Owl

I’m getting sleepy Abuela. Abuela says, “Okay baby, goodnight.” And she gives me hugs and kisses. As I lay down peacefully my mind goes through so many thoughts and enters into dreamland. A black owl with glowing golden eyes will appear and always stare at me while I am sleeping. Conscientiously, I know I am sleeping, but I can’t seem to wake up. This is my third time having this dream about a black owl with glowing golden eyes. In my dream, I remember when I was in an outside 12 foot pool with a safeguard sitting in his high chair. The outside air was chilly and windy. I had stood up in the water and stared up at the darkness of the sky because I knew I could not swim. I had seen two guys running toward the pool to dive in. As they were running, the full moon was glowing brighter and brighter and the sky was getting darker and darker. When the two guys had dived in somehow I was on top of a thick rope that was connected to poles. When I looked up at a tall, bushy oak tree, I had seen the black owl with glowing golden eyes staring me. I was shocked in tears and woke up out my dream with heavy breathing thinking out loud, “What is it with this owl?”