LIFE Poem: One Way Ticket to Fantasyland, by Marianna Stasinos

My head hit the pillow
But my body landed in Narnia

The arctic wind blows across my face and I wonder why my fingers are turning blue
Now purple
Soon to be black from frostbite

As I go to grab my gloves I look down and see
My satin plum pajama set staring back at me

My bare feet engloved by a fluffy sheet of white
As I start to walk around

Five seconds later
I’m fighting for my life in the warm caribbean waters
Blackbeard goes too cut my hair off with a sword I always dreamt of using

I sit down at that Michelin star restaurant Gordan Ramsey owns
Steak, potatoes, a rock, cupcakes, snakes, tigers, sand

And now my pet dolphin walks next to me
Flashes keep blinding me and I realize the paparazzi are following me

My limousine is waiting for me at the top of the Empire State Building
And when I go up the emerald elevator
I see the end of the rainbow

My head spinning
Palms sweaty
I pull the tangled covers off of me and
Head to the bathroom to brush my teeth
My gloves and Blackbeard’s sword sitting right where the sink should be