You make me remember my dreams.
Even in the sunshine, you abide in them.
This is what makes me smile
when I'm tired, even sleeping
until my imagination alters.
Yesterday, I awoke too soon
and when I returned you were
changed. Awake, I comprehended
again that I am missing
more than unfettered sleep, but consistency.
Gramps-"And finally I twist my heart round again, so that the bad is on the outside and the good is on the inside, and keep on trying to find a way of becoming what I would so like to be, and could be, if there weren't any other people living in the world." -
ReplyDelete-- Anne Frank
oh, this is good, tsionah. i love the phrase unfettered sleep.
ReplyDeletethe words abide, alters, and comprehended take me out of the poem a little bit, however. it's a really genuine piece, and those words don't evoke the same tone of sincerity.
Good quote, gramps.
ReplyDeleteJamila: Thanks! I felt the same way about abide and alters but I decided to post it anyways. Hmmm... lovely revisions.
i like your use of abide, and am thrown off by alters more.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the feedback. I have yet to do a revision but perhaps soon.
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