Last Night Poem by Shaakiera Schroeder

Last night I dreamt I lost you
Between oceans of dreams and
Storms of thoughts
I searched through the waves of panic but
Found no trace of you_
My thoughts blank and dark,
Oh my dreams…my dreams…
So empty

Impossible as it seems
I fought against my own rage
Yelling
Refusing to accept…

Last night I dreamt I lost you
Between the madness and mundane.
A sob escaped my lips
Evidence of my pain-
a voice for my despair.

I reached down deep…so deep
Beyond my heart…
I reached right down…
Into my soul…
I saw you there…
Standing…
Proud and protected.
I inched towards you…
Slowly stalking…
For fear you might disappear

Last night I dreamt I lost you…
Between the confusion and the hurt…

Gradually your face comes into full light.
Gloriously comforting…
Your smile more radiant as I near.

I stood silently, afraid to speak a word
Last night I dreamt I lost you
But you were not lost…
Only tucked away safely in my soul…

I wake to you drying my tears_
Whispering …reassuringly
“Last night I dreamt I live in your soul”.

Shaakiera Schroeder <26/10/09>