Rumours I've had dreams lately of what I've become. And I wonder... Are they really nightmares? Play your violin and wonder if anyone is beside the curtain, listening. Outside the rain is falling, just like the way your heart is in your stomach. Rain drops Like a heartbeat... drives you mad... In the stillness of remembering what you had... And what you lost What you had... And what you lost I want to be free an unchained wind Forget the Earth. I've got visions. I keep them to myself but they're still there, aren't they? Well who am I to tie you down? Go ahead and Go. It's only right that you should be able to do just what you've wanted to. But I wonder... would that make you happy? When the rain washes you clean... you'll know.
	This one is about my friend Iris. The title is the name of a Fleetwood Mac album, and the poem mirrors the second track, Dreams. Some of the lines are taken directly from it. You should be able to recognize which ones are. Tell me what you think! Return to the poetry page.