A Poem About A Dream Poem by RIC BASTASA

i live in a dream
because every time i am there
you are there too,

you are silent
you look at the ceiling
you glimpse at me
with so much understanding

i try to understand myself
too,
on this harsh journeys
in a boat, with rough waves
docking on a land
leading to a path
where the door is too narrow
for me to get inside

it is the dream that has
become more real
it has become my true desire
and you are always there

you do not look at me that long
there is still this shame
this fear about what happens next
after an encounter

you shed off norms
and even without completely understanding
what is this all about
you give in

there is no love here
there is only a transition of feelings
there is nothing that will last long here
commensurate with the lifespan
of this dream

when we wake up
we do not know who we are
we are complete strangers
but we sometimes remember
not completely though
about that mutual sharing

i have been good, and so are you
in that strangeness of
our silence.