We Die In Dreams

Once, years ago, I fell asleep

and I couldn't wake up again

trapped in a dream so deep

in a world I could call heaven

and I had no grasp at all

of what back then was unreal

I sank, perhaps I wanted to fall

I wished this dream was real

but even in dreams things go wrong

your world can shatter

as an old man growing young

and life will cease to matter.

Once, many years ago, I fell asleep

wanting desperately to wake up again

an old man waiting to end his trip

and to come back to his beloved friends

but even as I oponed my eyes

I wasn't back truly, I couldn't feel

the whole world seemed filled with lies

once we die in dreams...

we die for real.

Reviews

[Deviant Works]

This is a wonderful piece that I can relate too from the beginning to the very end. Myself being a lover of the subconscious mind, both the good and the bad. Your last line 'we die for real' really drills this in, making your audience think for I believe many have been concerned with the truth behind those words. Do we truly die? I loved this. Thank you for sharing!

[A Risen Heroine.]

"we die for real."

BAM! Awesome closing line!

I loved the poem!
Very well done!

~A Fallen Heroine~

[Ani Ashford]

The messages of the words are strong. Words many should read and think upon. Refine the words. This has power.