A Bad Dream Poem by Randy McClave

Last night I had a bad dream
Because of it I wanted to scream,
Later I said a prayer
Because, I had myself a nightmare.
It was about a woman once in my life
Who I knew someday would be my wife,
But, to me she lied and stole, broke promises and did sin
She then left me, and I never did see her again.
That was a couple years ago
When those acts on me she did bestow,
I remember what I have not forgot
That lesson was pain as it was taught.
Many times I have wanted her back with me
I truly missed her company,
I remembered and I missed our good times
And I forgot about her sins and crimes.
I thought that I had forgotten all about her
In my mind and thoughts she was just a blur,
But, in my dreams there she was
The woman who I thought I truly did love.
Then when I was awaken
My nerves and thoughts were totally shaken,
That dream that I just had
Made me wonder and think, and it hurt making me sad.
I thought the dream was then a curse
Sent to me by her and the universe,
As though wanting me and her again together
Then we would be each other's forever.
Then I understood that it was really God sent
He was telling me to forgive and forget and then repent,
That memory like her is my past
He told me to live, then the memory wouldn't last.

Randy L. McClave