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She was waiting for him

at the door

with a garland

and a divine smile

her hair

beautiful as cherry blossoms

swaying in slow motion

touching her waist

he stood there

in awe

mesmerized

by the beauty

of her eyes

and suddenly

he found himself

at sea

in the middle of nowhere

a flowery boat

beneath his feet

embedded with galactic stars

the shadow

of the full moon

floating on the water

he was in her embrace

she caressed his hair

gently

and he thought

he was on cloud nine

in a world

that did not belong to him

somewhere

he had never been invited

he did not even know

the person

holding him

yet somehow

he found solace

in her arms

soon

she held his hand

a luminous light

pierced the sky

and both of them

started floating

towards it

a divine hum

reverberated around them

something between

the ocean

and the galaxies

beautiful at first

then slowly

annoying

strangely familiar

something

he had heard

many times before

then suddenly

he opened his eyes

no sea

no stars

no woman

no garland

just a room

with no furniture

him

lying on a thin blanket

and beside him

his alarm clock

ringing

ringing

reminding him

to come back

to reality

and earn

his bread