Halfway through a dream

She awakens with a start

bordering on reckless knowledge

it belies her state of grace

a new frontier this

Crazy

she mutters

her feet hit the floor

cold

before her head clears

another wave of clarity

she needs coffee

the damp eases in through

the cracks in the house

and with a bit of luck

she’ll make it to the kitchen

before the shiver

awakens her too fully

slippers

she searches with her toes

they’re there

just past last night’s discards

his shoes, belt, clothes

answers are distant this morning

caught up in the dream state

sleep unbidden

coffee

that’s where she was going

better move before her body

betrays her

again.