by Michael Shoemaker
I do not dream when I sleep
and this is where
elucidations begin.
Specialists say everyone dreams,
but some when they awake
forget them.
Cousin Cordy says I have always
been on the weird side.
To this, I have no reply.
My friend shrugs her shoulders
and says she wishes
she could buy a cheap
non-dreaming plan,
to bundle with her
wireless and cell phone.
My boss asks if I need
to see someone
(anyone other than he)
in that caring- befuddled
half-listening, concerned face
sort of.
My wife shrugs her shoulders.
My golf buddy says there are worse things
and marches on to tell me five.
My cat does her meow-yawn…
and this is when I decide that
when I sleep and do not dream
on the inky side of my eyelids
it is just alright with me
to daydream an afternoon away.
© Michael Shoemaker
Michael Shoemaker is a poet, haikuist, writer, photographer, and editor and from Magna, Utah, United States where he lives with his wife and son and enjoys looking out on the Great Salt Lake every day. He is the author of two poetry/photography collections, Rocky Mountain Reflections and Grasshoppers in the Field. His poetry has appeared in Boundless 2024: The Anthology of the Rio Grande Valley International Poetry Festival, Petals of Haiku: An Anthology, an anthology that is a #1 top Amazon Release. He is a three-time nominee to the 2025 Best of the Net Anthology awards. Michael is an Associate Editor at Fireflies’ Light: A Journal of Short Poetry and Cantos: A Literary Arts Journal. More of his work can be found at https://michaelshoemaker.crevado.com/.
Share the love and wonder by making sure to respect the copyrights! Everything we publish belongs to the authors. You can share their texts via the official link. If you quote them, please credit them. If you wish to republish their work, you can always write to us and we will put you in direct contact with them. Supporting creativity starts with respecting those who create, so we thank you in advance for doing your part!
The Amazine Community 