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The Dreamscape, No Escape

by jobe-arenas

I was walking through a forest In the dreamscapes of my sleep Beside the tree that was nearest A lady on her knees would weep I asked "What is the matter?" She replied "All men are the same, All bad none any better Breaking promises with no shame Then I was walking by the beach A boy building castles in the wet sands Hastily he would mold each No spade, no shovel just hands I asked " Why the hurry?" He replied " The tide is furious Every now and then quickly bury My castles built so glorious Then I was at a crossroads An old man stood at the middle At his sides were swords On his back a worn fiddle I asked " Grandpa are you lost?" He replied " Too long have I been gone From the home I long the most I've forgotten the way, now I stand alone" Then I was staring into a mirror But no image I could see The absence of logic was horror The dream into a nightmare now it be I wish I become not like the three Something not worse but good Back into the dream I be Then into a void I stood
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Apr 14, 2014
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