Dreaming Wide Awake

I had a dream last night. I was a kid, there was a girl. She was my friend. We were running around in a field of tall grass. I pulled normal childish antics on her. We faded into the glow of the late afternoon sun.

Time passed, I was older.

I saw her lying in the snow. Her eyes were fixed onto the blue sky above her. I laid down beside her. I kissed her in the cold, white blanket. We were warm in each other's embrace. It was the last time.

Time passed, I was older.

I saw her at a performance. She didn't know. I heard her name. It made me smile. It made me glad. I don't know if she remembered me, but I remembered her because when I woke up I still thought of her.