What was heard and seen in dreams
Makes no bond with waking life.
Come chase me, it beckons after waking.
It's fruition being so tempting, I do chase it.
Daydreaming, it reinforces the certainty of the
Dream becoming real. Follow that.
I followed it so far, until I didn't know where
To go. But here I am, I shouted.
Where are you, dream? Nothing is like I
Saw. And then the dream speaks: "I have
No obligation to you but to set fire to
Your woodpile. And I will not be easy
To guess. I will not tie my hands with
Literal rope. Seek me, I tell you. I
Will not lead you wrong. But I shall not
Subject myself to your understanding of me.
It is you who must open your eyes. The road
Has never been narrow. But I make
No demands. Keep seeking." And so I
Throw the torch I held to light my way
Thus far into the flowing stream. Eyes closed.
I started walking. It wasn't long before I found
Myself in a ditch. But that, too, is part of
Dreaming. And I am so full of feeling. So
Hungry and wanting. So open mouthed to
Feed. Take the wider view.