In Dreaming

I chose to jump that cliff In sweet sleepwalking Accidentally into each other We fell, lulled dream-talking Tucked cozily on his shoulder Nestled, esteeming to exalting But the stench of fear Arose so unnerving Out of the blue, casually The only certainty is an ending Panic bloomed, mushroomed The million spores to its propagating So paralyzed, I was stricken Stuck, imagining and dreading That the way in isn’t the way out— No fleeing or retreating Could drive through this impassable wall So I’ll just stay forever dreaming