Linda Powell’s most recent poem to appear here was “The Seagull Left Me” (December 2017).
A Box of Dreams
By Linda Powell
In the sluggish haze of morning I notice a door
which I cautiously approach and find is open.
I pause but can’t resist crossing the threshold.
Ignoring the lump in my throat,
I toss apprehension aside and begin to explore.
I sense I may have already been here,
in another time, another state, another “me”.
Soon I realize this is where I
neatly folded my dreams and packed them away,
finding them easier to forget than to pursue.
I gather my empty hopes and lost ambitions;
then tuck them, one by one, into a box I once discarded
by the door. I think how fortunate it is that I stumbled
across them now, at this very moment,
when I need them the most.
I pass back through the door with my box of dreams;
a prized possession I clutch tightly to my chest.
A creak of the door tells me it has closed behind me;
a click of the lock suggests I’ll never be going back.
There is no need—I found my dreams!
Wow
No kidding
Wow
good one, Linda. I love that you found your dreams.
wow, love this! Gave me chills