I gave up the other day.
And I laid down to die.
I became somebody else
I fell into a different world
And still I was me.
It was a different time.
Maybe yesterday or tomorrow.
Different names.
But family still remained.
I was bolder in my world.
I told my grandfather I loved him,
one more time, and he knew.
with a hug and a smile.
a familiar laugh and walked away.
I saw children waiting to learn.
And people to be loved.
I wanted to leave but I was intrigued.
So I went to work.
And I loved.
And I taught.
I laughed and played.
We danced in the street.
We were scorned because we prayed.
And I laughed as I drifted off to consciousness.
I dreamed a different world.
And in it I was still me.
With all my wants for tomorrow.
The vague attempts to see the end.
When all the choices were clear again.
I was me.
So here I am.
So glad I laid down to die.
Comment: Jay,
Interesting concept. Especially like the line "I laughed as I drifted off to consciousness".The dream state is always interesting, challenging, different, yet the same. We're dreaming with the same brain that we have when we're awake, but with lots of the checks and balances removed. So reassuring when we turn out much the same in our dreams as we feel awake!
