Past

As I sleep I see myself
A transparent mirror in my head
Wandering, creeping thoughts open that door
The past I thought I'd left behind
Is here beside me
I can't tell if it's grey or sparkling blue
The colours change with time
So it's not the same
It's not time any more
Like someone else's memories
The smile behind the photograph
Is a painted smile
Nothing's there any more
Nothing that is tangible
It's hidden behind the years
And our minds fuzz
And we sleep to dream,
And wake the stories of idle life
That used to be ours