But, He Can Dream

He smiles 
  and kids around with her
 about the love that can never be
All the while 
  thinking of 
  another’s reality.

Standing outside of the dream
 He can take his imagination to the extreme
He imagines the happiness
Just outside of all this emptiness

He imagines her kiss
Her warm and caring lips
wrapped in tenderness
He knows
 It will never get any better 
     than this

In his reality the dream
 is such a fragile thing
sometimes accompanied 
by an unplanned awakening
What’s begun today 
may seem right
until it’s gone 
with the morning light

He knows, 
They are both married in real life
So, he knows
she can never be his wife
he has 
just the dream
he comes to
to make everything alright
Every once in awhile
Or when he needs to smile

He thinks she may be his
 in time
But, he knows in reality
She can never be
anymore than the dream
and any chance of romance 
at anytime 
can only be 
 in his mind. . . 
© Rodney C. Walmer 9/23/97
 

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