I’ve been on this train for God knows how long And the river beside us never seems to end The sky has been bruised for the last seventeen hours Honestly I don’t know what to make of it anymore Smoke hangs in each of our lungs The windows are all locked They offer no relief All I can do anymore is sleep and dream To me that is enough because I see her there She wears a little white dress that stops just above her knees Dancing ankle deep in a lake I’ve never been to A tiara made from white roses sits delicately on her head The contrast of the flowers and her soft red hair is striking She smiles and holds her hand out to me I want to go out to her To take her in my arms and hold her But I know I will stumble and wake again As it has been every time before For now seeing her has to be enough *~W.C.