Ruminating

Delicate images form in the brain like suppressed memories from a past life 

feeling so tangible in the grip of your wit,

but slip away in the morning light when grogginess takes hold. Sunken eyes and isolated recollections blur into the shape of a hazy figure, familiar and distant in their duality. Each wall of every building remembered but the details are lost in an instant. 

A vague approximation of an idea resides in the back of your mind,

as you slog through menial life recounting every moment you can to escape the dull reality of this existence. R.E.M. dreams shine vividly until asked to recall

the vibrant and creative world of your creation. Their colors fade to static and gaps in your memory the size of craters pique the interest of no one. An unshared delusion bespoke to your brain.  

Symbolism and metaphor lost to cognitive impressions

of the modern world and instant surroundings.

The duvet covers softer at sunrise than the harsh reality of the capitalistic commute and routine that plague the daily cycle of night and day.