Just a dream

 

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The dawn of day is knocking at my window.
The light can’t reach my bed.
I’m surrounded by a shadow;
It haunts me since last night.

I was brutally awakened
When the coldness of the shadow
Hugged me,
Took my hand,
And it was warm, not cold as I expected.

The shadow dragged me into its dream,
And I fell asleep again.
I was falling into the dream,
Like a rock falls into the sea.
This dream is like a glimpse of reality
In the quiet slumber of the world.

And as I was falling still,
I wanted to see the shadow.
I was reaching for its face,
But I could not feel it.
Instead, I saw
Pieces of light mixing together with chunks of darkness.
But somehow, it felt like it could not hurt me,
And the worst that could happen was that I might become a shadow myself.

Then I woke up,
Or at least I thought I did.
My feet were walking on a cold, sandy beach,
And from time to time, the cold waves of a dark sea were smashing against my feet.
I thought the shadow would drown me in the dark sea,
But no, I was the one seeking the plunge into the sea and she,
She somehow held me back.
I still cannot see her face.

I’m not sure what’s real right now.
I hope I’m sleeping, but at the same time, I don’t want to wake up.
Even though the beach is cold and dark,
It’s still better than my empty bed.
At one moment, I will surely wake up,
And then the question will grow in my head:
What’s reality, and how does my dream affect it?
Regardless, I have to wake up.

I hope it will be fifty years ago,
When the world was not rushing,
When humanity was embracing love,
When the world was still turning,
When I could find myself in your dream.
Do I dream about you?
If yes, and when you find me,
Don’t wake me up.