'a place where we ache to go again' by Ravyn LaRue

“Nostalgia was originally considered a disease of the mind
which sort of overtook you in times of stress”

Did I ever tell you
when I was cowering under covers
fearing for my life
(erroneously or not)
I recited in my head
the entire dialogue
from my favorite childhood movie?
I wanted to bring myself to a happy place
since I figured if I could relax
I might be as asleep as I pretended to be
and I hear dying in one’s sleep is far more comfortable