delusion

last night I couldn’t sleep at all
I had delusions that
you were in my arms
under a starry sky and
cloudless night, lunar
glow refracting life
laying still cause if I move
you’ll disappear like you
always seem to do
and I’ll be alone
yet once again, remembering
now and remembering then
restless slumber, fitful sleep
no dreams will come
that can fortify me
an apparition of the way
it used to be, is not a comfort
it is not what I need
I hold on to the illusion
a vision of what could be
the delusion you are in my arms
and all is as it should be


Poetry by M.J.B. is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 United States License.