531 <br /> <br />We dream—it is good we are dreaming— <br />It would hurt us—were we awake— <br />But since it is playing—kill us, <br />And we are playing—shriek— <br /> <br />What harm? Men die—externally— <br />It is a truth—of Blood— <br />But we—are dying in Drama— <br />And Drama—is never dead— <br /> <br />Cautious—We jar each other— <br />And either—open the eyes— <br />Lest the Phantasm—prove the Mistake— <br />And the livid Surprise <br /> <br />Cool us to Shafts of Granite— <br />With just an Age—and Name— <br />And perhaps a phrase in Egyptian— <br />It's prudenter—to dream—<br /><br />Emily Dickinson<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/we-dream-it-is-good-we-are-dreaming/
