Dreams by Cecilia Knight

One Poem Only · Feb 4, 2026 · 1m

DreamsCecilia Knighti’m three months postpartumand i’m dreaming againnot the kind you get when you’re asleepwhat is sleep anyway?the kind you get when you’re awakewhen your eyes are openand you feel alivethe kind of dreams that remind youof your firei say hello to themand they feel like a long lost friendthat you meet up with in an empty parking lotat 5am to watch the sunriseand talk about what life will be likewhen you finally leave this townthey feel like octoberthey feel like the bonfirei can hear the wood crackingi can smell the hay bale im sitting onthe beanie im wearingmakes my forehead…