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How to Vanish Into a Dream

A villanelle on slipping between realities

By Carolina BorgesPublished 5 months ago 1 min read
How to Vanish Into a Dream
Photo by Jr Korpa on Unsplash

Forget the way back once you've crossed the seam.
Your name will fade where silence softly clings.
You won't be sure you're awake or in a dream.

The world will ripple, stitched with silver gleam,
as thoughts dissolve like waxen, melting wings.
Forget the way back once you've crossed the seam.

A mirrored forest calls without a scream—
its trees remember everything you bring.
You won't be sure you're awake or in a dream.

Time stumbles drunk, outpacing any scheme,
and clocks no longer care to count or swing.
Forget the way back once you've crossed the seam.

If voices whisper truths that make you lean,
don’t answer—every answer has a sting.
You won’t be sure you're awake or in a dream.

So vanish slow, like fog on glass or stream.
Let go of every tethered, earthbound thing.
Forget the way back once you've crossed the seam.
You won't be sure you're awake or in a dream.

For FunStream of ConsciousnessVillanellesurreal poetry

About the Creator

Carolina Borges

I've been pouring my soul onto paper and word docs since 2014

Poet of motherhood, memory & quiet strength

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  • M.R. Cameo5 months ago

    It is beautiful, and I love the image you selected as well!

  • Sean A.5 months ago

    Wonderfully ethereal!

  • Sandy Gillman5 months ago

    I felt like I was floating between worlds reading this.

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