awakening

you caught me
sliding into the edge of a dream
mumbling soft-spoken words
of a frail, half-forgotten life
and as you watch me, quiet
a smile flirting vaguely around your lips
i have to wonder
at how jealous my dreamself would be
to know i have you here


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"always makes me smile"


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