How I Come To Be In Your Dreams Poem by Eila Mahima Jaipaul

I
pacing the waking hours
I can not wait for sleep
to lose my broken body and reality
to gain my freedom and a union
closing my eyes to the world
breathing in time with a heartbeat
there is only one goal
not the sleep of peace
but that of a dream-walker
moving toward the destination
I drift

II
formless
I float deep within an ocean of stars
infinite points of light glimmering
in an infinite sea of darkness
light dots beyond counting flicker
in this gap between reality and love
where ever I look
lights wink out and are replaced
in this vast ever changing array
of sparkling beauty

III
moving with no sense of motion
seeming to stand still
in this glittering ocean swirl
every twinkling star looks
like another, save you
I knew it was your dream
your light always shines a beacon
for me to find

IV
now you're before me
a glowing pearl
an iridescent apple
a full moon filling
my vision entirely with brightness
because the world of light radiates from your being
I pause for a time
to adore your form in repose
you are beauty, you know...
then ever so gently
as though laying a finger on a bubble
I reach across our distance
to touch you tenderly
with my being.