a dream
April 2025.
I dreamed a piercing
gaze and empty
mirrors
without body or
(look closely)
background
falling into this reflective nothing—
puncturing it—
filling it—
pure sight
(no seer, no seen).
I dreamed a lipless
mouth and overpresent
emptiness
without air or
(swallow it)
presence
consuming this filling nothing—
absorbing it—
reflecting it—
pure speech
(no speaker, no spoken).
The hollow dream gave into
open eyes and voice.
Awake, I dreamed
this nothing had never been.