This morning my alarm is silent, eyes flutter open to the gentle light,
The warmth of the bedclothes enfolds me, shrouds my sleeping mind.
I let it wander, crossing from thinking to dreaming, with eyes still open.
I think, imagine; birds fly beside me, on the same wind, we soar high.
The country dozes, resting bodies below, our minds join together as one,
Think, imagine; we create creatures, other bodies, whole worlds. Unique.
I turn easily, weightless, spinning off into the orange-red sky, gold glow,
Our world is vast, our settlements and inhabitants scattered across,
Birds fly high on glittering wings, animals dance across the open plains.
Amongst them, though, something is missing, tugging at me, insistent,
With reluctance I follow it, guided gently upwards, into the soft light.
The other minds hang back, no longer following my movements, confused.
The light grows brighter, stronger, warm on my face and still I'm led on.
My vision white, like my head had broken through the water of a pool,
The white cleared away, blinking fast until my bedroom became clearer.
Still the tugging feeling remained, a warm hand on mine, tugging, insistent.
I turned to you, your face bathed in the gold glow of my dreamworld,
Smile goes from you to me, infectious. I'm pulled close, the tugging fades.
Your body is warm against mine, a hand cups my cheek, gently stroking,
Arms wrap round, we can't get closer; bodies, minds join together, as one.
Your lips touch mine, soft and gentle, our eyes close, shutting out the world,
Together we dance, hands entwined, leading each other on, bathed in light.
Your mind glows a soft baby blue, tranquil and beautiful, inside and out,
Reflecting the beauty of your body, your mind has the same grace.
You focus on our world, as yet untouched, a blank canvas for your paint,
Our minds fly, creating as we move, a sea so pure we could sea the bottom,
At its banks we scatter reeds, long grasses, flowers of delicate petals.
Amongst the grass our small animals hide, dwarfed by the waist-high grass,
Further on our trees mark the home of monkeys, jumping between branches.
Insects buzz from flower to flower, landing on light feet amongst petals,
Our fingers trail amongst them, our conceptual bodies never truly touching.
We found a place for our minds amongst the clouds, surveying our world,
In every part of us we could sense the lives of those we'd created below,
In each one we were there too, in every animal, flower, plant and tree.
Your beauty was foam on the moving tide, colouring it the blue of your mind.
We scampered with the mice, climbed up high with the monkeys, jumping,
Our fins swished, propelling us on with the fish, past seaweed and coral.
We could see everything, from above and through the eyes of those below,
Our minds moved carefully, caring for the planet we'd made together,
Free from poverty, famine, war, pain and disease. A utopia, born in love.
With you here there was no tugging, nothing to lead me away from our world,
So here we stayed, dancing, running, playing behind our bodies closed eyelids.
On the other side everything was white, sterile, we lay apart now, unmoving,
Our bedclothes tucked tight around us, arms lay bare, wires running into us.
Beside the bed machines beeped, rhythmical, keeping us amongst the clouds.
A hand grasped the plug, grasped my life, gripped the cable tight and pulled.
In our shared world I vanished, left you alone, you searched, but found nothing,
Below our creations wilted, the sea dried and left the plants parched and dry,
Animals fell to the ground, starving and thin, ignored by you as you passed by.
The ones that remained watched in horror as your tears fell fast on their home,
Burning as they slipped from your skin and onto our world, fire giving it light.
You pause, resting as you sob, bathed in a golden glow, crackling beneath you,
Below our creations burned, smoke, thick and black, fills our sky, black not gold.
