In Your Lonely Dream
Written December 2006 The dull glow of the lights tries to penetrate the haze. You mingle. Lost and bewildered. The soiree is abuzz with voices. Gowns swish to the melody of the thrumming musicians. You catch his eye from across the grass. You yell out, "Don't you know I love you?" No sound is heard above the swelling cadence. You run to him. Your legs become trunks fashioned after the oaks surrounding you. The haze thickens into a dark fog that swirls; encircling and blinding. The trees catch the motion of the notes and begin to dance with the haze. His words slice and hot tears flow. "Remember that time?" he responds vaguely. "It never happened." You bring the blade close to your cheek to cool, to kiss, to kill. You can't run. You can't see. You can't speak. But the voices chirp, the musicians thrum, the gowns swish. The music doesn't s...