Last Night I Dreamed

Last night I dreamed
That I was dreaming of you
On a darkened, ebony-hued
Crystal moon blue shore

The air wet with sound
From cicada and water-lapped sand
As a windy brass band jangled the trees
And left a soft caress upon our cheeks

Your champagne laugh bubbled forth,
Teasing tendrils echoing away into the night
The soft light of dying sun wrapped in a warm embrace
Around your form, a tailored suit and tightly worn

The tender, tantalizing touch of your hand against mine
Filled my veins like the finest wine, heart pounding
Head-rushing, warm life blushing my cheeks
Turning to you only to find sweet release

Suddenly, startling bright light of day
Like a stranger’s touch, rough and unkind
An intruder, unwanted, yet coming anyway
Breaks my reverie, steals me away
Binding, chaining, forcing reality

I watched you as you disappeared
Dust in the wind, a view from the rear
Of a speeding car barreling near
Too close to the edge, but going without fear

My days are stolen, toiled, spent
But of you, nights filled and kept
Dreaming of you with my last waking breath-

And
Last night,
I dreamed
That I was dreaming of you…