Day: April 26, 2026

Sometimes he sees them in dreams,
wakes up thinking they’re with him alive,

the spirits of his deceased parents.

It’s a curious thing, and he wonders
if he’s really seeing their spirits in dreams

or just occasional illusions.

Bob Boyd

When he was married his wife
interfered with his decisions,

led him down one way streets
and dead ends,

became selfish, argumentive,
left him for men with more money.

When she was out of his life
and he was rid of her,

he and his decisions were
finally liberated,

and he found peace and
happiness without her.

Bob Boyd

He had a dream of a woman
he went out with decades ago.

In the dream she’s interested
in him again

although she left him
for another those decades ago

when he was a teenager
and had only dated her briefly.

In the dream common sense
is abandoned.

Instead of an old woman now,
she’s young again.

He wakes up lost in the illusion
for a moment.

Then he wonders why he had
such a foolish dream.

Bob Boyd