Nightmare Quest

The rain is at my window

As I collapse, lifeless

As sleep and comfy pillows

Take over

For an hour or two

A dreamworld snatched

From heady reality

On a cliff

The wind at my back

I'm running down

And to the beach

Your figure I spy

With your back to mine

The years I searched

Pass before my eyes

I reach this point

That brings to an end

The tireless quest

The tears and sighs

You turn around

And I run

Into your embrace

The feel of your fingers

Running through my hair

I look up into your eyes

And smile

You have no face

I wake up

My bed soaked in sweat

The nightmare ends

But the quest runs on

Written September 12, 2010