I Dream I dream I lie awake and dream The sleepless dream of fools I dream Oblivious reality Consoled by lonely fantasy My waking thoughts asleep I dream Awakening again to find A pounding heart, the muted sound Within my screaming silent world I dream Not knowing how to stop this dream So comforted in all my pain So reasonably insane I dream I lie awake and dream The sleepless dream of fools Copyright ©2000 Dona Pearson Poetry