You were once my dream;
A memory when I closed my eyes,
A photograph etched in my mind.

You were the earthquake
That caught me off guard--
The heavy storms
That frightened me at night.

You are now a fleeting moment;
Or perhaps the nightmare as I rise.
The aftermath that shakes me every now and then;
The drought that comes after the flood.

You are the yesterday to my today.
You have gone past--
You are long gone.