In a night of soft and muted starlight
I saw myself
Erected upon a battlefield
Clad in shining armor
Wielding in my hand a sword
Wreathed in gilded fire
In a night of pouding thunder and
Lightning white hot
I saw myself
Cowering in terror
Before a beast dreamt up
From Lovecraft's nightmares
And woke sheened in sweat
In a night of cool breezes
And the warm song of the cicadas
I saw myself
Married before my friends and compatriots
Saw happiness across my face
And woke
Not terrified
Not over joyed
But sad
Because I had not the contentment
Of my other self
In a night dark and thick as pitch
I saw myself
In snippets
Saw what was to be
Mundane happenings
And simple laughs
I was, but for a night
A seer
In a night blanketed in fog
Thick as the rolling clouds of smoke
Wafting from a warrior's pyre
I saw myself
In a mirror
No dreams
No sleep
Merely myself and my thoughts
And I was more scared than suring any nightmare
May 28, 2015
May 28, 2015 at 10:41 AM UTC
In a night of soft and muted starlight
I saw myself
Erected upon a battlefield
Clad in shining armor
Wielding in my hand a sword
Wreathed in gilded fire
In a night of pouding thunder and
Lightning white hot
I saw myself
Cowering in terror
Before a beast dreamt up
From Lovecraft's nightmares
And woke sheened in sweat
In a night of cool breezes
And the warm song of the cicadas
I saw myself
Married before my friends and compatriots
Saw happiness across my face
And woke
Not terrified
Not over joyed
But sad
Because I had not the contentment
Of my other self
In a night dark and thick as pitch
I saw myself
In snippets
Saw what was to be
Mundane happenings
And simple laughs
I was, but for a night
A seer
In a night blanketed in fog
Thick as the rolling clouds of smoke
Wafting from a warrior's pyre
I saw myself
In a mirror
No dreams
No sleep
Merely myself and my thoughts
And I was more scared than suring any nightmare
Dreams thoughts fears
