Dreamy Dialogue

"I had the strangest dream two nights ago.
I dreamt that I was walking down a street
When I saw someone who I seemed to know.
He wasn't far away--about five feet--
And seemed familiar, but his face was blurry,
I tried to get a second, clearer look,
But evidently he was in a hurry--
He vanished like my stolen pocketbook."

"Did you feel disappointed when you woke?"

"I was so angry I let out a scream."

"You should have tried to treat it like a joke
And simply laughed away that silly dream."

"You know I can't do that--it's just not me.
And so last night, before I went to sleep,
I put my glasses on, so I could see
More clearly if I got another peep."

"You surely didn't have that dream again?"

"I did. But I could not identify
That man. His face was blurrier than when
I saw him first. When I discovered why,
I felt like jumping in the nearest lake.
I'd worn my reading glasses by mistake."

Copyright 2006 William Walden
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