Original DDE™ art: “In Dreams — I & II” by: rob kistner © 1/27/26
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I feel the rise
lifting at will
ceiling thinning into sky
then blowing away
I am leaving—
leaving the weight of sleep
without resistance
as if permission has always been
below me the room remains
wholly intact
and there am I
still sleeping soundly—
body folded carefully—
entrusted for safekeeping
while I travel beyond
I actually see myself
feel myself—
airborne and weightless
in flight—
rolling
spinning
flipping
somersaulting in the sky
flight that carries no fear
only an exciting lightness
as rooftops drift beneath me
then I’m over treetops
streets loosening their grip
then the city lights
falling away—
then the entire global earth
comes breathtakingly in view
further and further away
the distance—
exhilarating
and somehow
fulfilling…
a relief
I am not escaping danger
but escaping confinement
escaping restriction
the unnamed weight of staying
gravity disguised as restraint—
the familiar calling
asking me to remain
to be smaller
from above
everything makes sense—
…paths visible
…choices gentler
…even mistakes reduced to puzzles
puzzles to be solved—
a map of learning
all seen from a distance
that distance
becoming ever greater
eventually I grow concerned
feeling uncertain I can return
that I can descend again
suddenly
the feeling of falling—
but any fear subsides—
I feel joy
I am carrying sky inside me
returning to the body below
safely
I know—
changed
but intact
knowing this release exists
knowing I can fly—
and can do so when needed again…
Original DDE™ art: “Dream Flying” by: rob kistner © 1/27/26
…a great feeling of calm
a sensation of warmth blankets me
as I drift again into quiet
I am back
deeply satisfied
and quite safe—
…I experienced this amazing
nocturnal journey
quite frequently through childhood
but the magic was stripped away
by the pressures of adulthood
but I still remember it—
vividly!
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rob kistner © 1/27/26