paris dreamscapes

a land beyond time
hidden inbetween
the leaves of
the tree near
the top i saw
movement, shadows,
things unsaid being
said and i wasn't
sad, i smiled and
the 2.5 mile track
raced 'round and
'round my mind as
i drifted off into
sleep, to visit
Paris cafes w/you,
arguing over crazy
cab drivers or just
looking and smiling
and knowing and then
i awoke, suddenly aware
of my real surroundings -
a sudden shock if you will -
the sound of cars going over
200 miles per hour round and round
buzzing, the noises blurring together,
coming from all around and then i saw
a bird and imagined a blanket and
drifted back off to sleep, off
to dreams, off to paris, off
to things that should be,
off slowly but surely.