I Cast a Line - Glyn Butcher

I cast a line into the fluid water of my mind, 

and I caught a dream. 

The dream was unexpected, 

it had no structure 

no form no height or density 

it wasn't even alive it lay there isolated, 

alone just a memory floating in space, time. 

It was flat, a parallel picture of a forgotten dream 

I’d had once but unknowingly lost. 

Then a bang! 

A Sudden explosion, 

The possibilities came flooding back 

Lighting strikes, 

Unwavering, blue. 

The dream was attempting to create a new life of its own. 

What if, just what if, I can make my dream 

What if, just what if, the created could become the creator? 

I started to engage in the dream. I started to believe 

Adding colour 

Structure, form 

Until it transformed 

Into a 3D movie and I, the main character 

I could touch the water, 

I could smell the sweet summer 

Feel the sun radiating on my face 

Hear the kids playing in the distance. 

Was it me and my brother from years gone by? 

There I was stood in my dream. 

A tear welled in my eye. 

A crash brought me back around 

The man spoke your train as now arrived 

please don't leave any luggage behind.