please read http://hellopoetry.com/poem/629931/in-the-beginning/ before you indulge in this :-) *
DAD'S DREAMS
The Sandman and I have an agreement: I will use his grains sparingly, In return, He dispenses my prescription in Nearly lethal doses. Deep, Extravagant, Peaceful Sleep Where only contented dreams live In abbreviated hours Too succinct To allow anything unpleasant.
Wrinkled Sheet-faced Creases Trail skippingly through ****** worlds Utopian neighbors Calorically absent banquets Sharing property lines with Idyllic, passionate women Who peer over their See-through fences Teasing unbridled desire Of covering me in a favorite topping.
(Dutifully, I double check Nocturnal filters To be sure I have prevented Broadcasting of past names To my present wife Half-dozing on the pillow Taken from my side of the bed.)
A mist sets then rises, a new act begins, Transporting near the river On the banks of my hometown. I am Tom Sawyer, Lounging proudly with My Huckleberry friends, Fishing line on my toe, Bobber and stink bait Mimicking ***** waves On the Muddy Miss.
The string draws taut bending my stubby digit. It’s a big one hanging on Pulling so hard I'm driven from slumber. There at my feet I can see I have Reeled in the finest catch of my life. A blue eyed, Small mouth offspring With panting gills Mumbling something about falling....
Then I remember, The only thing Better than my dreams Is waking to a son Who believes I am bigger Than all of his.