Dreams

Rarely in my waking thoughts

You somehow show up in my dreams

Consistently I see you

While I sleep

Your presence there

A sign?

A signal from my inner mind 

To dive deep within myself

What do you represent?

A piece of me left unresolved

A hidden meaning

I cannot make out

As beautiful as my life is

What is this longing for you?

The pain still there

Yet softened, subdued

Dive into the depths of me

Until your reach my innermost heart

Split it open, for there inside

My love for you- alive

But what can it do?

Sometimes retreating further back

Sometimes escaping, bubbling up

To the surface, unexpected

Most times, it sits

And waits

Though unsure

What it's waiting for

It feeds on memories

Old and faded

Broken pieces

Of the past

Knowing full well

These memories are not

Reflecting reality

The present- here and now

So yet I dream

For dreams are safe

We speak, but then we separate

Perhaps I see you, far away

But never can I reach you