in a dream

In a dream I was free
I made love to you the most beautiful
woman in the entire empire of my desire
I knew how to fly
I founded gardens and made music
rain down on us from the sky
the world was green again
the houses were made of glass
I could see in every direction
at once
I spoke to lizards
and trees
I sang with rivers
eagles and crows
when I looked at humans
I saw bright light
rising out of their shadows
I felt life was finally and always
enough
and when I realized I was living in a dream
I laughed out loud
and I woke myself up
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(for Terri Clark)