I walked slowly
Underneath a sky
Greyed and heavy with regret and sadness.
The heat of the evening clung like a burr
A reminder of the day
‘Don’t forget, you can’t forget’

A thin breeze wound its filigree fingers
Around my skin
It clawed at my conscience.
I continued onwards
Held my head high but a whisper followed:
‘Never forget, you mustn’t forget’

Darkness crept up like a nightmare
An evil shadow
The passionate fire of the sun slunk
Away. It had no business anymore.
Its work done it left the conscience
To the dark.
‘Face it. But never forget’

I took no notice
The clawing, the shadow, the burr
It tried to make me see, Make me remember.
It sought justice
For her. Her. And him.
I had already forgotten though.

Please
Understand and listen
I am not mad
I have not been infected by a crude disease
     Or escaped
But I don’t belong here

I live in my dreams
A world
Of my dreams, of my
Thoughts
Collected in one world
My world
My dreamworld

I wish my world could swap
Places with the dreamworld;
The alternate world
There
I am unhappy here
I am happy there

It is hard to describe
Living in a dreamworld
That I control; complete
Control
There

Welcome to my world
I wish I could show it to you
Let you in
Or let the realworld become the dreamworld
But it would be a nightmare

It haunts me
Let me be where I belong
You see, I don’t belong here