To Sleep, Perchance to Dream
She's lurking there, within my dreams,
A splinter in my mind.
Asking me to past recall,
I ask what shall I find.
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She smiles softly, all in silence,
Never utters word.
Part of my mind says "go, turn back,"
That this entire thing's absurd.
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The real world is all that matters,
Earth, humanity.
Sally, Titan, drones, the Tect,
And Vika right beside me.
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Yet still the dreams, they still call out,
Their siren song I heed.
For the dreams, they feel so real,
In these dreams I feel free.
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I see unbroken moon in sky,
I see a city vast.
I see throngs of people many,
In world all thought would last.
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I see the turning of the Earth,
Autumn, summer, spring.
And in the winter of my dreams,
I see warmth, her smile brings.
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I know I can't reside in dreams,
I know all that's at stake.
So why do I feel more alive,
In dreams, than when awake?