A Dream

From the work Snippets and Incomplete Songs of the 1970s
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Composer: Roger D. Linder
Mike was Guitar and Cece was Arden There was Mom out in the garden Dad was a figment of imagination Subject to Jung's final interpretation This was a dream, one that had me in chains Trying to find meaning, racking my brain Images that in no way relate Sleeplessness being my only fate Waking in sweat from a story unfolding Trying to get back to sanity boldly Wondering if there's a crack in my mind Wondering if there's a message to find Night after night I lay down in my bed Hoping against hope, fearing the dread Will it be nightmares, will it be nice Can I control it, do I have a choice? Working a scheme using some meditation Will it make sense given some medication? Only desiring a decent night's sleep Praying should I die, my soul to keep The dream still haunts me during the day Of that I find I really have no say Only to wake as the memory fades Going away as in flowing cascades

Commentary
The first two lines were scribbled in a notebook and languished for years as the remnants of an actual dream. Added the rest on 11/25/2024.

From the work Snippets and Incomplete Songs of the 1970s
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