Laying Down Disappointment

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.