Once upon a time my dream bloomed like a rose,
I wrapped it up in scarlet words of poetry and prose,
I loved it like I never even loved a man,
I held its blazing fire with my bare hands,
I wasn't scared of burning fingertips upon its heat,
I was afraid of nothing but one day to lose it.
It soothed me when I cried of nagging loneliness,
It dried up salty tears combing out my curly tres,
It sang me lullabies when I could hardly sleep,
I'd even no idea how beautiful it was and deep.
It shared my gloomy evenings, greeted sunny mornings,
It's settled in my past stepping slowly in tomorrow.
I dressed it into richest jewelry and rare diamonds,
It never asked me questions and admired my bitter silence,
I was so happy living side by side with perfect dream,
We even talked sometimes at candlelight so dim.
We wrote a touching duet poem with threads of sunshine,
I loved its magic smile and it admired mine.
I thought it'd last for years or even for eternity,
I couldn't help but yield to beat of love in me...
But one day waking up I felt the emptiness inside,
No sunshine, just four gloomy walls chained me so tight.
I called my dream but my echoes were in vain,
It'd gone so suddenly and burnt my heart with pain.
Then it occurred to me I saw the funeral of treasured dream,
It wrecked upon the rocks, pieces vanished into stream...
I held back tears falling down on trembling hands,
I was alone again... no foes and even bosom friends.
I lived like desperate prisoner in cage of own gloom,
I slept at day time and howled like a wolf at moon.
Many poignant years of shackles over my clenched fists,
Fear in every cell prevented me from taking risk,
Risk of sailing round the Universe to feel the beat of heart,
Pure ray of sunshine to light up depth of murky dark.
And only heaven knew how long I'd live like this
Until I turned my mediocre poem in stunning masterpiece.
I woke up deep at night and sensed no dark within,
Instead I felt a touch of southern wind upon my skin.
It wasn't dream, it shone brighter than all twilight stars,
Appeared from nowhere and melted glaciers of dark.
Now I saw two sparkling eyes and winning smile,
I wondered who or what had brought you from behind miles.
I hesitated to come up until I heard your heartbeat from so far,
I had no doubts I wanna spend my whole life avec toi...
I was a dreamer, now I look at things from real point of view,
I'd lived my only dream until I found reality in you.
- Svetlank@ -