Dreams
When I was a child I'd lie in my bed
Hour upon hour with dreams in my head
Images stirring of where I'd be led
When no longer a child but a grownup instead.
I'd be married of course, to a girl quite like me
And with time standing still, we'd explore being free
We'd run through the woods and walk by the sea
We'd never be lonely, together we'd be.
When I was a teen, I'd lie in my bed
Through hormones that raged, dreamed what lay ahead
Ecstasy shared and fantasies fed
By a beautiful woman that danced in my head.
We'd discover each other from our toes to our heads
Afternoons rolling around in our bed
And delight in delights to each other we'd fed
While escaping to worlds where I love yous are said.
When I reached my thirties with incomplete spots
An imperfect form, all dashes and dots,
I dreamed of a phantom who'd tie me in knots
And deliver me whole from where I was not.
I dreamed of conversing 'til dawn's breaking light,
Tied to this specter in spiritual flight,
We'd open our hearts and our souls would ignite
And burn of our essence long after the night.
Playmate and lover, soulmate and friend,
When I lay down my body this day at its end,
I'll dream nevermore, for the dream has come true -
The dreams that I've dreamt have all been of you.