Embers of Dreams - Dustin Vado

Palm tree burns and sways
in the rain,
blazing orange at dreaming speeders
on 101.

A fire set to bring dreams of fear,
angry winds cackle a lunatic laugh
to sojourners of the vow.

To soak in each other’s embrace,
they extinguish falling embers of dreams
like effigy smoke signals
born to lust.

Smoldering lover’s report
seen over miles of apathetic horizon
writes volumes of proverbs recited in fever dreams
and recalled in nostalgic pause.

The palm burns to flickering charcoal
screaming last gasps for attention
to those who remember dreams.