Alchemy of a Dream

Standing outside a large room

waiting to be called

When your name is called

you step inside

the whole room applauds

Suddenly, you don’t want to be there

because you know

You know who is not there

and they are more deserving

of accolades

You step outside

sit on a bench and dream

You wake from dreaming

you were a statue

a statue of a dreaming man

A limestone statue sitting on a bench

with pigeons all around

And as far as you could see

were more statues

statues of everyone ever born

And you try to dream a fire hot enough

to turn limestone into glass

12-4-19