Monkey's Paw

A dream come true.

One day I dreamed up
A kindred soul
Mad and passionate,
We’d be fatefully whole

Dark, tousled hair
Those solemn eyes
Lean by design
Almost never cries

A poet’s heart
And a realist’s words
The driest humor
You’ve ever heard

Hasn’t been in love
But once so thought
Casual affairs
Don’t mean a lot

I curse you
For being real
Our knot now undone
That wish I appeal