But I Dreamt

by slighte   May 23, 2012


Wake up.

It's cold coffee again, and she tells me
it's not enough;
it was never enough.

But I seek life, and we're out of cereal,
so I pour today into the two dollar mug;
rinse night off the teaspoon; and
drink.

I was about to say the papers reported
another flood in Asia last night;
but instead she asks me if I know how
to make paper stars, and could I teach her,
please? But there's no
need.

I pull out a jar of them, four hundred
and thirty full. "How simple it would be
to drown them in all that coffee. Imagine
how easily you could tear the stars
to shreds."

Don't be cruel.

But she wouldn't, and
she doesn't. She holds the stars instead, and
I tell her about how I pulled each one
from the sky. (I didn't, really, but

I like to think she holds some control
over the stars -

and she does.)

I didn't sleep last night,
but I dreamt.
It's not enough, she says.
It was never enough.

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  • 11 years ago

    by Formidable Muse

    This is brilliant.

    So many clever word plays and words well versed. It's also heart breaking yet sweet.

    I pull out a jar of them, four hundred
    and thirty full. "How simple it would be
    to drown them in all that coffee. Imagine
    how easily you could tear the stars
    to shreds."

    ^^This is my favorite part. It shows a lot of vulnerability in a way, from you and her.

    I feel like I'm not full grasping everything within it but what I am is amazing, it seems so deep and what I'm getting is only from the surface. It's lovely though.

  • 12 years ago

    by Decayed

    Something in this poem reads intriguing, inscrutable flawlessness... I love it.

  • 12 years ago

    by Sora

    I enjoyed reading this, it was quite different. different format of writing that I have not come upon yet. i loved how you talked of the stars and mentioned you pulled each one from the sky, those lines stay in my mind. you have talent as a writer from what i have read, do think about that as well as poetry! keep writing please!! 5/5

    Ash

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