Our weary body
switches off,
For a transient
moment,
We transcend to
another realm,
A realm beyond
the seen,
The script is rolled
out,
We play out
our roles,
As victors, weaklings
or vanquished,
No time is given to
perfect a scene,
We are like puppets
pulled by string,
We walk on the path
our feet find,
The movie is
interrupted,
We’re back to reality,
Here,
You mind your head,
Here,
You walk with
caution,
It’s no longer the
imaginary,
It’s somewhere
outside the
dreamstate,
It’s beyond a dream.
Thompson I. Emate is a graduate of University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria. His keen interest in efficient writing particularly prose and poetry has seen him spend most of his leisure time writing these two. He has his poems,”Foot Soldier” and “Lilies” published in a youth magazine. He lives in Lagos, Nigeria.