Dreamlust

Pensive strains of a fragile melody

The forgotten dream, swiftly recalled

And then lost again, as the notes fade

The reverberations dampened

By the grey fog of mortal memory

The searing colours of sunset

Burning on a crumbling wall

And peaceful sounds of contentment

Flutter on the sea breeze

And hold the door ajar

The most exquisite of melancholies

Beyond the visceral pleasures

Of our unholy plane

There is much to be feared in its siren song

Not all paths lead both ways

Fear of this transcendent beauty

Is fear of the unknown

And fear of loneliness

And fear of the self

Fear of its uncharted depths

For what will you find

When wandering the twisted realm

Of this desperate malaise

As you walk alone

The trail once trod no more