I Had A Dream

I ate too much today
so much I vomited my way
to the toilet from the kitchen sink
but when I finally slept mid-day

I HAD A DREAM
a vision, if you will
a time of peace among the men
unity of the people mill

and the day is coming soon
we'll stand quiet and strong and still
no one to fight, no one to throw stones
no one to carry off the field, no one to kill

I awoke to an unexpected friend there
who reached out and said, "here's my hand"
there was no chill
and the words were grand
never needing to understand
what the intentions were there

it's all I know the dream to be
some day the light of day will bare

claim to the darkness, bringing its unity
to those who lived it
and took the burdens,
kept them close, not to share

but carried them in the gut
until the vomit could not be halted
then the dream is real
no one left to be faulted.