Escape From Oasis

I feel so sad when I wake up from a dream,

Realizing that I have to return to reality.

It's always easier to decipher what nightmares mean;

That my soul is just another casulty.

Every night I go to sleep, hoping to remain in that oasis,

But the next morning I always seem to awaken,

No longer next to you, in all the wrong places;

Thinking of the past, unable to stop the shaking.

In the past I was able to push the plunger and enter a trance,

But lately I've been forced to stay awake;

Forced to live with the memories of our last dance.

Forced to simply accept this fate:

I'll never see you again.

I've lost my best friend.

And if there's anything the last few years have shown,

It's that for the rest of my existence, I'll remain alone.

 

Jarred Shah

7/5/2020

3:22pm

This poem is about: 
Me

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