Escapes

Warmed by stained glass reflections,
I am calmed in a sun filled room.
Each pain, a journey into life,
a memory, a dream.

Immersed in fantasy and hope,
I have visions of you and me
Forgotten images.
of happiness and love.

Awakened by realities and fate,
I am wrested from my dream.
Another day, I am returned
to walk a sunset shore;
watch waves in the distance,
and contemplate the rising sky.