If In Dreams Prophets Wield Prophetic Power

If in dreams prophets wield prophetic power,

then prophetic power have I; for I dream

of things to come, and of acts too extreme:

the saint, the liar (in the cave's dark bower);

the flying rug, the ivory-tower

(that touches the sky like a spire, a theme

where my fate now is realized and supreme);

and, the forbidden fruit (at the crisis hour!).

Though no prophet, neither am I a fraud;

so for the skeptics who read these pages,

I hope they'll see their vagueness, and be awed;

for now are they set down for the ages,

like the prophets of old who spoke to God;

and touched the scrolls composed by the sages.

By Ngoc Nguyen

From: United States