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My DreAms are DreamIng oF plUsh land And GrEEn SceneRY
THin windows splaTtered witH rain
traveLIng WIth thOSe of my same NatuRe at THe TimE…
A DIm light Engulfs thE tREEs aLONg with a FeeLINg of calm
aS the oLD bUs pushes us To OUR DesTiNaTion
But in my WAKE I dream of pavement covered in red, white, and blue
and being with HER was JUsT a DreaM, never…
In my NIGHT I dream of rain AnD The smell of mountain Heights
nag champa, black soap and love reminD Me of thesE Nights
but in my WAKE i see the dream and reminisce about the night and my time with her…
-Joshua P. Stephens