This dream

This dream She was exhausted and he was depressed, he felt so defeated, he sorrowfully confessed Mornings had found him disheveled, mistreated even in dreams, it was hard to get dressed Don’t you be reading tea leaves, she spoke in sharp inflection, my absence physically is not a rejection And before a fortnight has passed we’ll share a toke, by then I will have healed this sudden infection Again, he took her promise, through several grains of sand, one day babe, everything will go as planned She said with such conviction, smiling through her pains, promising sunsets forever, offering her hand He lumbered back to his brooding grounds, feeling like an old fighter who just went twelve rounds Still, he mumbled to himself, I’d do it again cause she makes life brighter, closed his eyes to the sounds Blasted music through his speakers as he sipped, morning coffee from the stove, keep the auto-dripped Smiled as he pulled on his sneakers, wanting to scream for joy about her return but he kept it zipped Warmth melts away the glacier over his heart, the genesis of a shared sunrise excited him from the start Lying together melding into one joy, one emotion, eternally ensnared together, never to be apart He whispered to her over the telephone, she laid back feeling happy as she drifted into the twilight zone Knowing that in just another sleep she would be dancing on the ceiling with her lover never to be alone They both felt the connection, she healed that infection, aimed her car in his direction, hurling her affection He caught it with such glee, two stranded lovers free, joining souls sailing the sea, riding waves of love eternally Shhh, don’t you wake me from this dream… Tim Windisch 02/01/2024