'To sleep perchance to dream'.
That’s what he said.
Sounded so gentle,
but there was a rub,
a rough edge to this escape
and I will not accept
that long deathly sleep,
that would see me float
away for ever.
But I will escape,
I have dreams
which can take me anywhere
and take you with me,
take you to places you haven't been
and may not want to go.
Send us spinning,
tumbling,
raging,
spiraling,
crashing
out of control
to an indeterminate end
which you cannot control,
but then, neither can I.
Perhaps daytime dreaming is preferable,
more gentle than it sounds
fitted into a busy schedule.
In wakeful dreams
I can determine the beginning,
at least,
and invite the participants.
Sometimes
they may act out an old story
with a predictable end.
Sometimes
they can write a new story
which I enjoy
and then
I bring it to life.
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Living the Dream
by Lynn White
Lynn White lives in north Wales. Her work is influenced by issues of social justice and events, places and people she has known or imagined. She is especially interested in exploring the boundaries of dream, fantasy and reality. She was shortlisted in the Theatre Cloud 'War Poetry for Today' competition and has been nominated for a Pushcart Prize, Best of the Net and a Rhysling Award.
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