Dim the Lights
had a dream
but don’t
remember
much
about it
even though
i tried
to piece it
looked for it
in the face
but
it was blank
like the page
nobody read
took a walk
but went nowhere
watched a child
laugh
and a curtain close
the world’s in the wash
ringed out
and worn
slowly drying
the wind picks up
running across the grass
like a ballerina
on pointe
and the stage isn’t big
enough
for the sell-out crowd
and the song isn’t long
enough
to forget where you are
so we buy another tree
and dress it up
with a star
TL