Feeling Crowded and Needing Time Alone
Last night I dreamt my sister and I were at the Tyler Mall trying to find someplace to eat. It was so crowded. People were shoulder to shoulder walking through the hallways. I was looking for someplace nice to eat that didn't have too many customers. I found such a place, all fresh raw foods and the counters and lights were cool neon glowings. The seating was bar stools at the counters and it was only half full. I turned to find my sister and she wasn't there. She had been there a minute ago but now there was no sign of her in the big crowd. I ran back down the spiraling hallway searching through the crowds. But there were so many people. Pushing, shoving and taking up the air. I searched and searched, I went up one fork or another and each time I went one way or another I knew I was either closer to finding her or much much further away. Finally I paused on a landing in the open air. There was some sky above and a wall to my back and I felt a little calm. I tried to get ...