Imagine a medicine cabinet for emotions

Apothecary Dream

As I lay in bed half-awake yet still tethered to a dream

I remembered a place I’d forgotten. And, where I was going now it seems

The lighting was dim and murky with cobwebs everywhere

As I walked the dark hallway and climbed the squeaky stairs

I followed my nose instinctively and I smelled an odd perfume

Coming from a cabinet in the corner of this long, forgotten room

Opening the door of the Apothecary… brimming with tinctures and lotions

Bottles and jars and vessels filled with elixirs and potions

      Oh Apothecary, I'm opening the door

     of possibilities…elixirs, potions and so much more

What could these all be filled with? Were there magic formulas within?

Why was I remembering this place now? Was it time for healing to begin?

I reached for an odd dusty bottle. Wiped the label so I could see

The words were written in English, and it said “This is your Destiny”

The meaning wasn’t clear to me so, I gently set it back down

And reached for another concoction which said “What you lost, now is found”

Then, I lifted out the stopper and decided to take a sniff

The aroma was pungent yet sweet and I started to think “What if?”

        Oh Apothecary… I’m opening the door

       of possibilities…elixirs, potions and so much more

I wasn’t sure what the dose was. Didn’t know how to medicate myself

But I knew this was why I’d come here and why I’d found this potion shelf

I didn’t have to ingest it. Just a smell, was all I needed

Now I saw parts of who I was coming back to me unimpeded

And it occurred to me as I tossed and turned, no matter what happened yesterday

I can keep the best and what I learned and just throw the rest away

Then, suddenly I awoke from this enlightening dream

Bringing back lost parts of myself. Remembering the essence of all I had seen

        Oh Apothecary…I’m opening the door         

       of possibilities…elixirs, potions and so much more

I felt full of gratitude and hope. What I remembered was profound

I could integrate all the parts of my life. What I had lost, now was found!