I had a most distressing dream last night

I dreamed I was a crystal bird

Caught in perpetual flight



I'd ascend and glide and descend and ride

On the wind and never alight

I had a most distressing dream last night



Glass enclosed, exposed wherever I flew

With no control and a crystal soul

That one could see right thru



No ethereal nest where I could rest

I was frightened by what I knew

That my two crystal legs were broken in two



When I awoke my heart was beating fast

As if all night and endless flight

An eternity had passed



As I shook my head and slipped from my bed

Released from the prism, at last

I stepped upon a bit of shattered glass