Dream

Poetics – Dream Interpretations

In my dream, I see your sign – ‘Believe’ –

Open the window, step on the ledge and jump

So certain that I will fly

I look down at you one last time and let myself smile

I know that I will never see you again

That I no longer need you in order to find my wings

I am growing perhaps – in confidence, hope and safety –

Casting aside the magical thinking that helped me survive –

But also stopped me being (real)

As the air wooshes and pink-ens my cheeks I feel alive

Of course I must thank you but perhaps the best thank you

Is to take a lesson and turn it into each baby step forward

I like the feeling of being free in so many ways

It is like unshackling the chains around my chest and being able to breathe

When morning comes I will step back down, close the window

Open the door and be. Whisper. Thank you. Good bye.