Dreamcatcher

I wake up to brief memories of long, endless dreams
three seconds where I know hours
and suddenly, they are gone

Hallucinations layered over reality
cruel, sheer lace that reminds me
is this the real life
or is this just fantasy?

Alone at night,
I lay down to capture the dream
but it runs too quickly.

Alone at daybreak,
I stay down to capture the dream
but it runs too quickly, turning back to laugh at me.

Daydreams add insult
to the wounds of my psyche.

Dreamcatcher,
hunt for me,
save me.

alone

does one choose to be alone?
can you be alone without someone else being involved?

Substitutions

Saccharin

is sweet

but not delicious.

Garlic salt

is savory

but not fresh.

Just like

TV

is funny

but not considerate.

Pillows

are soft and fluffy

but not affectionate.

I do believe it's not butter.

One discordant chord

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UvTZwhOHYVA

There is an inner limb
reaching out for you
stretching through walls,
time-space,
and logic.

Whispering of empty spaces
around me,
beside me,
inside me.

Loneliness requests a hunter,
perfection demands caution.
Where are your arms at night?

If you showed up at my door
Oh, if you knew what it meant to me.