Grief Comes in Dreams

Last night as I slept
you showed up
like a ghost
uninvited
with a sunburn
and a smile
and a piece of art

Everything about you
and that place
with the windows
and painted doors
was strange
and yet familiar

You didn’t understand
why I had to hide
but I had to
I had to
You couldn’t see
what isn’t yours
I’m not yours anymore

And today I cried
by surprise
because you were strange
and yet familiar
and the whole world
seems strange
and yet familiar
even me