in the ordinary daily world

dreams often do come true


but so diminished from

their original form and intent


and the dreamer so beaten down

that it no longer matters


whether the dream came true or not

that someone could only wonder


what others are talking about

when they peddle notions


of faith and belief

(ignoring the contentious distinctions


between both) and waken each ordinary morning

from some heartbreak worse than any nightmare...



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