The Forest Of Desires And Dreams

The forest of desires and dreams
An imaginary place existing only in the night
When my unconsciousness dazzled me, and I had my excuse to embrace every kind of oddity
Silence couldn’t hush my fantasies
On the contrary, every fantastic daydream was a gift that the darkness granted me
Although humans were far from my horizon
Since the very first day, I had been cast away from their cynical empire made of metal and pollution
I always felt like a creature made of stars and flowers
My superpower was inside myself and in the celestial garden that surrounded me all the time
I became a fairy hovering in the gardens of mysteries and enchantments
Reality existed only in my dreams day and night
And I nullified the time that didn’t exist anymore in my realm of sparkling beauty
Soft melodies enchanted all my fears fiercely
And I lost every trace of anguish in my heart
I was fearless and unapologetically insolent
Midnight unlocked every portal to mythical worlds, only for me
I had always been under the spell of my own deceptions
Which didn’t allow me to recover my wisdom
The scent of extravagant fruits and nocturnal flowers captivated me
I kept the belief of never desisting in my bizarre journey
The forest of desires and dreams was my delight
Whenever the stars enlightened my path
Each dream of mine manifested in the shape of comets and rainbows
As I breathed, my heart became bewitched by all the moonlight
While I never ceased to pursue my quest for treasure chests replenished with glimmering hopes
I evolved into an enigmatic oddity
So eccentric and full of impossible dreams
Nevertheless, frailty never left me
And the forest of my desires and dreams disappeared like an evanescent cloud in the night sky
In a realm without sunlight but with a steady and rebellious moonlight
Where everything was magic
For eternity and beyond.
Elisabetta Esther