Desires and Fears

My dreams most often

Hand me my desires and fears

Gift wrapped in nonsensical ways

Occasionally they offer neither

Sometimes they throw me a net

That's caught both

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I find myself

Browsing in toy stores

Dropping items into

A bottomless basket

That cannot hold them

They disappear like

Rare shells on a

Populated Beach

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I'm caught by my candy cravings

Eating lolly pops and liquorice

And heart-shaped marshmallows

Until the sugar stains my skin green

And contentment turns to nausea

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Kilometre waves are only

Fun to catch and ride and tame

Til they turn into sea stallions

And drown you in their wrath

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I spawn in theme parks

Flying on carousel ponies

And racing my adrenaline

On rollercoasters that

Twirl like twisties and

Zigzag like a heartrate

But the horses break loose

Bucking and trampling me

And the carriages come free

From their tracks

Transforming into rockets

Hurtling into space with

Me holding onto them

And the breath I can't find

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I travel to a long time ago

In a galaxy far, far away...

And live as a warrior

Until my lightsabre

Becomes just

A pool noodle

And The Falcon

Is just a bird and

My companions

Are only Lego men

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My dreams most often

Hand me my desires and fears

Maybe that's why you keep

Making an appearance

Like a famous movie star

You show up before flashing cameras

As surely as daylight gives way

To dusk gives way to the dark

You appear

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My dreams giftwrap you

In all sorts of ways

Sometimes you are

Balancing on the horizon

As if it is a tightrope and

You are a circus performer

Other times you are

Pressed against me

Skin to skin

Hands tangled in my hair

As if we are raindrops

Merging together as

We race down a window pane

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My dreams most often

Catch both my fears and desires

And bundle them into a net of

Confusion and chaos

Showing me toy stores

And candy comfort

Adrenaline and safety

And you

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Always you

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Sometimes you are

The fireworks

Other times you

Are the blanket but

No matter what

You are always

The warmth

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