^the actual physical thing. but it’s in electronic form below for better readability and searching. on paper it looks more ‘real’, more believeable, more flawed.
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i wrote down my dreams
on yellow crinkled paper, believing
perhaps that in doing so they will live
if only a little longer
lest they fade
like how night fades into dawn.
i wrote them down
with utmost care and urgency:
they might be already over
but the sweet taste still lingers in me
or maybe its the frightening darkness
i dreamed up my dreams
yesterday and wrote them quickly
lest tomorrow i forget who
i was and wished to be
so that perhaps one day
you could tell me of my dreams
and i would nod and smile
as you tell me of who
i once dreamed to be
so here you are, hold them carefully!
for doubtless they are fragile
and young of heart:
do not frighten them lest they run away
nor starve them of innocence;
believe in them though
let them not be overconfident
and turn into nightmares beyond recognition
keep them well, my dream.
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not particularly satisfied with it overall, especially towards the end. but enough for now.
just an dream-idea