To Every Dream – A God Poem by Lewis Eron

There is a god for every dream
Even the bad ones – the nightmares
Though some prefer “angels” to “gods”
As if there were a difference.

Good gods, bad gods,
Light angels, dark angels
Good dreams, bad dreams
To each is there is a god.

Dreams are not real
Or not yet realized.
And nightmares may only seem real
So we hope.

Psychologists like dreams better than theologians
But don’t believe them.
But we all like symbols, hidden meanings, cryptic messages, and dreams
But only the good ones
If we are not crazy.

Psychologists like crazy, it pays the bills
Priests and pastors might be more charitable
But all they get are bad dreams.

Prophets, politicians, and publicists deal in dreams
So some gods are ungodly
And the problem is figuring that out.

But dreams are not real,
Or, at least, not yet fully realized
So that gives us some time
To edit our dreams
To choose our gods
Who might guide us to God,
If we’re truly awake.