dreams come a little dearer, these days.
the cost a little higher to attain,
even the cost of the dreaming
strains the repetition of the daily.
do i dream still of the possibilities,
or merely of what is imminent?
the restriction of dreams to the present
means all the dreams become reality,
keeps the mind in the moment:
your betrayals are expected,
the way you're late or absent
becomes a statement in itself.
it isn't as though i love you, or even
dreamed of your body or words,
you are no lover's feast.
the price of dreaming means that
you are an acceptance or
the manifestation of my needs.