Poem: In A Dream

In A Dream

Words + Image:  Neely Johnson 
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in a dream
i stay with you.
the sun,
blinding and bright,
wrinkles my eyes.
my skin turns brown;
it blends with my tangled, uncombed hair.

i lay lazy;
my heart slows..
air is taken in with ease
while the ride rhythmically
hits the shore.

so often you are a treat,
to be savored and remembered.

the wonderful wind,
blows over me.
the salty sea 
heals wounds,
cuts,
and scrapes.

gritty, scratchy, sand
cradles my flesh;
sweet and warm 
for scuffed winter feet.

so often you are a treat,
to be savored and remembered.

i feel small and content
laying here with you;
feelings of no remorse
in front of the endless sight.

                 i am alone,
without the burden of loneliness.
may i stay with you?

i'll never return to the cramped city,
the congested city filled with hustle and scam;
while ambitiously waiting for a train or a bus,
waiting for the right place,
the right time -- 
no, that isn't you.
you see no point in hurrying the day.
no fear for the future.
i am pleasantly lost with you.

i hope not to grow too old,
                                 and forget
that day i slept with you.

so often you are just a treat,
to be savored and remembered.

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