Red Clay
My dreams have been strange
Leaping rivers give way to slick clay- red and thick
I wash and wash until I melt away
In that house, I wander, opening new doors and exploring rooms
Rooms stacked high with towers of books
My bed rest high above my head
Balanced on the book towers, so I climb
Reaching the top my bed is gone
It doesn't matter, I'm not tired
I leap cloud to cloud instead, landing among water smoke and cotton
My fear of too high, gone, but still I don't look down
I float on a sea of salt
No water, just salt
Yet I move through it as if it were water
I find myself awake after a long dive.
Manish Singh Rajput
Fri 31st May 2024 03:59
Dreams are often, or maybe always strange. I myself had written a poem about dream's enigma just a month ago and this piece is very relatable. Loved it.
Thank you.