Reality Check

Last night I dreamt
I was floating through space
like a comet who could never
stay in one place

Surrounded by stars
fading dimmer each day,
didn’t know where I was
but I liked it that way

Stayed away from the cold
so that I wouldn’t freeze,
so I kept moving faster
to feel the heat

Eventually I got
too close to the sun
and I melted away
and my journey begun