memorization is key

As I lay my head down at
Night i pray that my
dreams will take me
to a new life.
I pray to sail into
someone elses life.
I pray that the aching
pain that eats at my
soul will be washed away.
I escape to the wonders
of a dream land.

In that dream land
Everything is okay.
I am flying. I am soaring.
I memorize this elation,
Taking in the fictitious details
For I know when I wake,
Uncertainty will take over

And he's back. He's breathing.
He's living. I focus on his face
Knowing that when my eyes
Open, he'll be gone again.

In this dream land
She is praying. She is finally
Seeing straight.
She is feeling
What matters,
She is choosing
What matters.

I smile.
I thank this dream
for feeding my impatience.
I take it in,
knowing that when my eyes open,

she'll be on the offense.
He'll be six feet under,
And I will be planted
firmly to the ground

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