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.