i dream

and I dream you up
in my favourite shapes
I dream you up as a rose
rich, fragrant and velvety
I dream you up as coffee beans
dark, mysterious and bitter
I dream you up as a book
full,deep and exciting
I dream you up as a far land
strange, exotic and alien
I dream you up as my homeland
tender, harsh  and engulfing
I dream you up in all these shapes
yet I dare not face the reality that is you