I am needed somewhere urgently

Shepherded through a massive crowd

Time is short as I weave in and out

I think of nothing but the desperate rush I am in

Until a bewitching face flashes past

Headed in the opposite direction

Her eyes shine out from beneath her veil

Glowing as she pushes something: a pram or a stretcher

She is so familiar to me but I am unrecognised

There is no eye contact

Nor the slightest acknowledgment 

As if we weren’t supposed to meet yet in this alternate life

My aides grow impatient

Many shoulders bump into mine

My wild and hurried steps now tamed

And just like that she is gone

Lost in the flock and hidden from my sight

The job at hand turns insignificant as she, now, is my urgency

We separate from my friends

With you shivering in my arms

But am I committed?

Well that depends

My arms aren’t strong

And we flee too slowly

Your illuminated image of me

Turning ever darker 

From now on I will be blogging about the vivid dreams I have, as quickly as possible, before the lingering images fade away forever. The following is from this morning:

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Helpful, beautiful employee

Your hair tied up;

Your friendly demeanour:

I am somehow smitten

You approach me as you would an old friend

Welcoming me in

I see a future for us, while you’re busy

pasting stickers on my arms

Swimmer

You live through your art

It is a part of you

Within and outside, flowing

What makes you is what makes you happy

~~~~~

Actor

You grasp at both ends of my emotions

And fling them outward in feigned joy

I am shocked and surprised at your power

To convince me of your performance

But also knowing for certain that it is all an act