DREAMS

It was almost three o'clock
When I awoke sweating
Even as the cool Louisiana breeze
Caressed and stole kisses
All over my body

I was plastered on a rose colored canvass
Covered with a blue blanket
Tossing around, trying not to see
The darkness of the mind
That was teasing my imagination
With moving pictures of undersea creatures
Big fish lapping at one another - taking turns to bite
Schools of smaller fish continually moving,
Swimming, suddenly turning
Trying to get away
From the bigger fish
Trying to catch a meal for the day

As I turn flat on my back
I saw another mouth
Engulfing shiny black worms
Whose last gasp of air
Were noiseless shouts and giggles
That melted with the stream
Caused by the sudden twist of
Yet another school of transparent fish

As the hungry mouth continued eating
And the uneasy fish continued swimming
Gliding, still munching
And suddenly, rebirthing

And that was when my conscious mind wandered
And let my tired body get some sleep
And that was when I knew I saw you
Standing right before me
Standing right by me
Luscious hair cut just above the shoulder
Parted, with all of it clipped by the ear
Dark hair, that still shines in the moonlight
How I long to touch just one strand

I may not have noticed the eyes
Nor the face
But I was aware
Of the white sleeveless cotton shirt
That hugged your body perfectly
The way I have always cherished
And I also saw
The blue skirt that covered the legs
That you have always wrapped in nylon stockings
But now I noticed
Were free to walk their ways

It was you
The only one who could make my voice speak
Gentle words
Even when I was furious
It was you
Who calmed me down
When I was shivering
Tossing and turning
Trying to get free
From the blue blanket
That was suffocating
Every single breathe in me

We started walking
And I accidentally touched
The curve on your back
And I accidentally
Let my lips touch yours
As without warning
You said without emotion
And not a moment of hesitation
That we can still do the things we used to do
Only in my dreams

And I knew that...
That I knew...