That sudden moment when I awake,

A sweat-stain in the shape of a palm,

The sheets clenched tightly in my fist.

I dreamt a night that felt like years.

I found a love and comfort between my ears.

Do you know the kind I mean?

A stranger in that realm becomes true love.

I find a soul so well-aligned,

Yet I do not stop to question why.

A hundred truths shared between

My unconscious self and a half-lit shade.

Well she does not shy away when I

Run my fingers across her cheek,

Her hair and neck and perfect lips.

She blooms like all of nature under my touch,

And I feel the dams of myself break and give.

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I want to stand up and scream.

Accuse the day, the sunlit world,

For ruining any real chance I had.

But if I’m being honest,

I will just curl up, fall asleep,

And start searching for her all over again.