just a dream

She had finally lost her mind. As she slipped out the front door, she looked back gleefully at the chaos she was leaving behind. The toddler sat at the table, with milk and cereal spilled all over the floor, his twin sat across from him, happily consuming his Captain Crunch cereal. Her daughters lay sprawled on the sofa gazing zombie-like as Spongebob Squarepants danced across the television screen. The kitchen sink was piled high with yesterdays dishes and the living room floor was littered with toy debris. Down the hall, in the laundry room, piles of clothing hideously beckoned to her. But outside, freedom called louder. She giggled as she gently pulled the door closed behind her, and took the first step away from the madness inside. Within moments she was running down the street. Away. Away. Away...........