A Love Poem

A Love Poem

I dreamt I were an endless river

And you were never thirsty.

I dreamt I were a great field of grain

And you were always full.

I dreamt I were an eternal flame

And you were never cold.

I dreamt I were an impenetrable fortress

And you were always safe.

I dreamt I were a fountain of youth

And you never had to age.

I dreamt I were a gold mind

And you were always wealthy.

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In dreamland, I became a vast ship,

So you sailed across the seas.

I became an omniscient map,

So you always led the way.

I became a limitless library,

So you learned the secrets of the world.

I became a great, golden crown,

So the people bowed before you.

I became a mighty sword,

So you were always victorious.

I became a blank canvas,

So you dazzled the world with a masterpiece.

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I dreamt I had the wings of an angel,

So I lifted you gloriously to heaven.

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But just then, the sun rose

And brought with it harsh reality.

Still, will you take my hand

And let me love you?

It's all I have to offer,

Because I'm only me.