By SR Inciardi
WHY CAN'T I REMEMBER MY DREAMS
Why do they evaporate when they were just there,
those moments before I woke
when I can sense I was just with you,
when time held no relevance,
but now I can’t remember a thing?
Why can’t I remember the sounds we just shared
and why do I sense they’re still waiting
as if behind some thin door
when in the morning darkness, I can still hear
the sound of steady rain
and its slowed dripping when stopping?
I lie here listening, but wonder: is this forgetfulness
a kind of hardened armour—a line blocked from crossing,
a mental habit keeping me from further harm?
And in these empty moments, am I to accept
that real-life is all I’ll know—that dreams will forever end
in nothing? Or is the lost recall not a protective shield,
but safe-place built-in: a dream not really a dream,
just a limit to what goes on living?
SR (Salvatore Richard) Inciardi was born in New York City and attended Brooklyn College and New York University. SR Inciardi’s poetry has appeared in in various online and print magazines including Green Ink Poetry, Harrow House Journal, Front Porch Review, Grey-Sparrow Journal, Borderless Journal, Written Tales among others. He was a contributor to Green Ink Poetry for their publication on Kennings: Equinox Collections: Autumn released on Amazon in October 2024. SR Inciardi currently has two books of poetry on Amazon that speak to loss and navigating grief.
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