snooze

I woke up to find
my hand on the snooze button;
I had been snoozing
all these while, remaining
in a state of transient,
but deep enough sleep.
I fell back into the realm of my dreams quickly each time,
and through it getting glimpses of reality that didn't seem mine;
arms wide open, patiently waiting.

In a dream-like existence, it is easy to confuse
imagination vs. reality;
fiction vs. fact;
past vs. present;
memories vs. history;
rationality vs. intuition;
constant vs. change.

But the world goes by, even
as you are sleeping.
Waking up is difficult but go I must,
for now I know at last.
It is time to leave my castle in the sky
and watch this dream dissolve into dust.