A Dream of Everyday Life

A mother’s love
always lives beyond the unthinkable

So close to the heart
So far from the bosom
I had a dream of you last night
nothing spectacular
You had stolen something from the store

I was taking you back there to say you were sorry

but oh! to be near you again
I don’t know what it means
but Oh! to be near you again

I want to dream a dream every night
About the everyday of life
About You playing
You making mistakes
You being a part of the world

You seemed older, probably the
age you should be, it feels right,
you being eight

I want to dream a dream every night
about the everyday of life
If I must live
my life without you in the day
it only seems fair that I can at least
be near you
in my dreams.

copyright 2004 Elene Bratton