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DREAMING OF ANOTHER

 

Defined as much by age

As by circumstance

Body maintains

Balancing nourishment and exertion

Finding near-stasis with the environment

Actualizing itself with health and survival

Which the mind computes

Finds reasons to calculate an end point

Even to the far reaches

Of previous experience

Yet somehow visualize a distant future

So far away as to be nearly disregarded

A semblance of normality preserved

            Distant memories arise spontaneously

            Able to be re-lived in a moment

            Then tossed, so much used tissue

            In a basket to be recycled –

            Brought back again when needed

            Perhaps to stem a negative flow

            Or enhance a brilliant afternoon

            Perfectly still for a moment or two

            Immersed in the essence of a memory

            Immune to disturbance

A silence descends

An imminent sunset looms

Its red streaks against a blue sky

Portend hope despite loss

Encouraging a bit more energy

The body continues

The mind dutifully follows

Watching for danger

While dreaming of another love          

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