i trembled beneath my duvet shield on my bed
while my teeth began to tap dance out of fear.
my eyes (now appearing wider than an alert owl) scanned
the room in search of threats as if i were a soulless robot.
my heart was beating rapidly on its drum sets while
my skin became bathed in salty sweat.

Thud!

i rapidly scan the room to detect the danger
but i see no physical threats.

Thud!

i scan again but once again, i see nothing.

however, the thud grows louder and louder
and i begin to feel my blood trembling.
the sirens are ringing inside my ahead to alert me of the danger
that has infiltrated my security system.
i feel trapped and helpless like a fish caught in the spider webbed-net of a fisherman.
there is no way that I can be protected.

i am doomed!

That is until I see it.

It lasts only for a few seconds but will last forever in my head.
It is magnificent and magical in many ways.
The thunderstorm thud that I feared so much begins to become nothing but a mouse's squeak
because it was nothing compared to the mystical and whimsical thing that I was witnessing.

It was a glow.

A white luminous glow that burned away my fear.
It calmed my blood cells and made my duvet become a duvet again.
My human eyes were restored and my body finally felt at ease.
I felt at ease.
Because I had received an early birthday gift from my guardian angel.

A little glowing light that told me: There is nothing to fear.