the dream

Patchwork images
Flicker through my mind
Snapshots of what once was
Remnants of dreams half spoken
Whispered promises
Now lost in time.

Do you remember?
A life lived only in a dream
Promises built out of lies.
Hearts shattered upon awakening.
Fragmented beyond repair.
The dream is lost.
Eyes wide open to a scream.
Internal.
Eternal.
Deafening as it crescendos.
Waves crashing silently upon the fields.

January 28, 2019