Prompt: I had a dream and you were in it / the blue of your eyes was infinite / You seem to be in love with me / Which isn't very realistic... / You may set your charm on stun / and say I'm delightful and fun/ but you say that to everyone. / Well, I don't believe you / So you're brilliant, gorgeous, and / ampersand after ampersand. / You think I just don't understand/ but I don't believe you. The Magnetic Fields, I Don't Believe You
It was the same, night after night. In his dreams, they would walk hand in hand across a thousand landscapes.
Once, they danced under a full moon and he woke with her name on his lips. He stopped sleeping in the camp after that. The weather was turning colder and he shivered in his threadbare clothes until the dreams stole him away.
He was always warm there, in the glow of her smiles. At night, he could forget the world and his responsibilities. He could hold her hand in his and be happy.
Sometimes, he wondered if he was dreaming.