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by Jeph Johnson

I dreamed I was awakened
By an alarm I never set.

This nightmare reacquainted me
With this girl I never met.

I reviewed the delusions
And the chaos of my dream

Seemed poised, peaceful and placid;
Almost tranquil and serene.

Stoked love was rekindled,
Slumber kept me up all night

And just like an unlit candle,
Provided me new light.

The words were left unspoken,
The memories unshared

Fractured hearts unbroken,
As if once we cared.

Alone I sit rereading
That book I'd never read

Reciting the same conversation
Once upon a time I never said.

Alert in my unconscious,
Clothed in my nakedness

This girl I never noticed
Saw me at my best.

My legacy and legend
Seemed faulty to her power

So bitter are one's salty tears
When relationships sour.