Oneiric
I have this theme in my latest dreams
where I lay in your arms,
un-possessive, but your heart is mine
as I drift to sleep, you morph
into my own insecurities;
transformed into a man
I once knew before I met you—
whose affections mixed with anger,
his tongue still lashing violence.
To awake, no longer yours,
left unheld, tending
to these inherent demons
that I cannot call mine.
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Love the opening strophe. There is musicality in it as well as the sentiment.
Does the transformation happen as you drift off to sleep, or does this happen once you are asleep?
Then, the turn:
“I once knew before I met you—
whose affections mixed with anger,
his tongue still lashing violence.”
So relatable for me! “affections mixed with anger” – excellent!
Your resolution leaves me curious:
” …tending
to these inherent demons
that I cannot call mine.”
Is this “true?” If the demons are not yours, whose are they? The dream is yours. The memories are yours. Whose demons are they? 😉 I feel a need for this resolution. Just a thought.
You’ve packed a great deal into a short poem. Well done!