What Dreams are for

A poem spun off from a short sentence in the notebook that's been hanging in there for a while.

Photo by Илья Мельниченко on Unsplash

Dreams are the perfect conduit 
to transform the unsaid 
into the said, the unseen 
into the seen, the unknowable 
into the known, the cowardly 
into the risktaker. A great stage
to practice and tweak every tune
before the best and truest 
performance. A clean page
to lay out every sketch
and stray idea in pencil
before marrying them
to ink. A blank slate
with a guarantee
beyond zero.
A realm
as large any
world or universe
you're willing to explore.
Let your telescope be
a tool that discerns
every idea
you've actualized.
That way
your night sky
is one full
of stars
to be
proud of.

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