#VSS365 Twitter Prompt

May 10, 2019

Despite dry-stained tears
Caked on her reddened cheeks
Moments before — a burst
The surreal expression on her face
A gleeful surprise, one of hope
Energy quivers up her spine

In a flash, she realizes upon waking,
"It was only a dream,” she mutters.
A hushed breath to a darkened room.