Dream
Dream


Laughter reached my ears
From a far off place.
There was a charm
In those peels of laughter
Which acted as a magnet.
I wandered in search
Of the joyous echo.
A long journey it was,
But worth all the wait.
That laughter was near,
I could hear
A pleasant voice along.
My search ended before a house
On a grassy ground.
I looked through the window
And my heart soared to see the sight.
A baby was laughing.
Her aura full of happiness and light.
She was not alone;
A hand was holding her,
Gentle and loving.
I recognized that hand;
It was mine.
I saw myself leaning on his shoulder.
My soulmate, my love was there.
He whispered something in her ears,
Her eyes shone bright.
Laughter filled that room,
But I wanted to cry.
There it was, behind the window:
A family of my dreams.
A family that could be.
A family of my own.
That sight didn't last
long.
I felt myself engulfed in darkness.
Gone were the laughter,
The room, the grassy ground.
I didn't want to see anymore,
The pain was unbearable.
I screamed and open my eyes.
There was no window,
Only a cold bed I was lying on,
Alone.
Tears trickled down my cheeks,
Soaking my pillow.
Twice I saw that dream,
And twice it was gone.
Now, I don't fancy such dreams.
They only make me feel weak.
I hide my hopes and dreams
And my nightmares
Between the lines of my poetry.
There is no one to understand them,
But I don't care.
Life goes on,
Even if no one is there
To hold you when you cry,
To share your joys,
To say "I love you!",
To say "Don't worry. I am there."
Life goes on.
Yet, on days when
I hear a baby's laughter,
It reminds me of
A familiar sight.
It stirs my heart and makes me long
For that dream to come true,
I try to forget every night.