How do I hold fast
to a speeding dream
ultra-fast and zigzagging
a dreams that darts
across vast spaces
How, tell me,
do I hold fast to
a silky cloud, mere vapour
a passing gust of wind
How do I hold fast
to fleeting moments of wonder
where do I get the nerve
to follow this dream
of assorted hues
a dream that calls forth
deep reserves
muscles and guts
and more nerve
How do I enact this dream
that demands focus
fortified by grit
A dream that demands
wide open eyes
a dream that makes
you spring to your feet
a dream of lion-hearted hopes
a dream of vast vistas
huge canvases
a dream of slopes steep
vertical inclines
a dream that secretes
warmth unimaginable
a dreams of ghosts parading
in daylight
in swanky shopping complexes
How do I hold fast to a dream
that drips with blood of souls
sullied by power deranged
Minds of promise that melt
in the heat of wanton hypocrisy
and greed on steroids.
How do I hold fast to the dream
you are so keen to sell to me
a hollow waft of air
How do I hold fast to a dream
that weakens my sisters and brothers
a dream that digs early graves
for fathers and creates eternal headaches
for mothers
A dreams that rumbles
like a starving belly
How do I hold fast to a dream
that attracts lizards, jackals
and beasts in their variety
A dream that oozes pollution
A dream that putrid enough
to cut-short the slumber
of tight sleepers and loquacious sleep-walkers
A dream that promises to protect
and goes on to maim
and stun and putrefy
everything it touches
How do I hold fast, sister
How do I hold fast, brother
to this pale dream?
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