Another short piece that's not long enough to be a full fledged fic, so it's a ficlet! Again, not based on me or anything to that effect. Though, I dedicate this little thing to Rebecca.

Jade

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A Dream Worth Keeping?

It’s always the same, this dream I dream. You’re there holding your arms open and welcoming me to join you for the thousandth time, but is it just a dream? The touch of your hand, the sparkle in your eye. . .all so real and yet, how can that be? Two worlds apart, each following our own destiny, is it foolish to think of you so often or should I finally grow up and move on with my life?

I feel the caress of your touch when things don’t go right and I want to crumble into tears. Knowing you’re there beside me erases all my fears and lifts me up to face every new day. I can’t help wondering many things as I sit here in the fading light. Is there a reason for all this? Is there somewhere that says that love can’t last for eternity? Why does fate have a way of screwing up what’s so important, so right? Does true love exist in perfect harmony with the rest of the universe or are those of us who doubt condemned to the solace of our own mistakes?

If ever you want to be right here, just close your eyes and think of me. I shall be by your side, hand interlocked with your own, if only in a distant memory. Lost or found, I’m always with you, just reach out and touch me no matter where you are. Lost in my own thoughts, they always lead right back to you, to our own perfect world together.

Rise up and stand with me against the soiled span of time, show me how much you care, how far you’d go to keep the dream alive. I look to the heavens, a simple action but one that reminds me of everything I want. . . need. Wondering if I would ever make it through this harsh reality without having you in my heart, I see you reach for me and everything makes sense again. When the world crumbles about our feet, all I shall see is your smile and the ray of hope that outshines everything else.

I close my eyes and watch you move with diligence across the moonlit room. My breath stills, not wanting to lose the moment, wishing you would hold me in the darkness. Sooner or later, I know I must wake, though I’d prefer to stay lost within my dreams with you, my best friend. . .my love. I would travel across time just to be with you once more, keeping this dream safe for always.

Eyes slowly opening, the dream slips away even though I hold tight to the memory. When night comes once again, I’ll be there with you, seeing everything through untinted eyes, looking at the world with hope once more. Tell me, is this a dream worth keeping?