what is it that I dream
is it hope
is it a wish
is it just —

the space I fill between
sleep and sleep —

dreams can be soon
forgotten
or we remember
just parts
glimpses
but not the whole reality —

we think we know
we create images
and try to pretend
that we can challenge
our mind
into forcing ourselves —

into resting by night
sleeping healthy —

but we wake after midnight
in the middle of insanity
we try to step up
and fall —

let me dream at day
but leave me alone at night
don’t fight with me
brain.

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        © Dominik Alexander / 2025
        © Gerd Altmann (image)