Softly dreaming of irreversible nightmares
And forgetting
Dazed and bewildered
Seeking truth and deception at the same time
All that I really need is an exquisite deception that helps me escape far away to a land that never existed, but in my imagination
And so I pursued my journey into the unknown forest of dreams
Keeping in my heart the certitude that I can manifest all my longings, along with my anguish and fears
Wonders were hidden everywhere if I wished to
Nevertheless, there couldn’t be a safe place for my fantasies
May I have been allowed to dream for once?
Or was I too demanding?
At last, the stars were guiding me somewhere in a wonderland where I could be preferably delighted
It wasn’t just a quest for bliss and oblivion
It was a pursuit of a complete transformation
To lose myself in chaos and illusions was as necessary as softly dreaming in complete obliviousness
Not paying any tribute to fear and dread
But only gathering my loyal phantoms as guardians of my heart
Gently, the haze surrounded me to soothe my aching soul whenever I pretended to please myself in the world of humankind’s ludicrousness
In truth, I was lying to myself because my fantastic aura couldn’t ever conform to human codes
And therefore, I traversed the portal of nowhere that took me to my realm of sugar-coated romance and poetry
Was I a foolish creature of heavenly longings?
I knew not…nevertheless, I might have been under the spell of an obscure enchantment
Although the wind never betrayed me, displaying me majestic clouds and marvellous luminaries
Whenever the night sky allowed me to discover its mysteries
It came the time when night and day became a marvel, like an exquisite seashell from the ocean floor, whispering its secrets to my soul as if we were acquainted from a remote existence
Dreaming and sighing, I surrendered to the soft lullaby of the waves, captivating my quietness
Now that I’ve disclosed my dearest fondnesses
Softly dreaming
In the endless dusk surrounding me.
Elisabetta Esther