“Dreams” by Ronnie Rae, Marias sur Seine, France

topic: DREAMS medium: TEXT

as shared at an event in Marias sur Seine

Image by Aliona Solomadina

a small boy comes to me

i know him

he is the wrong age

his hair is yellow and the eyes are

deep brown

brown like mine

he has visited me

as I sleep

many times over the years

sometimes

i wake up crying

other times

just in a daze

with his voice still hanging in the air

his smile haunting

familiar

distant

i wish him back

but i will have to wait

until he decides to visit again

in my dreams he is still alive

and i am still alive