Not A Dream

Such tired
The metaphor, simile
For millennia
In writings, teachings
Pointings —

Of dream
Life is but a dream
Like a dream
Awakening — from dream

So insipid
Tasteless
Hollowed —

What if
No longer
Not anymore, is life a dream
Never was
Nor could ever be

What if, life
Is not like anything
Whatsoever

Howsoever, in or through
Any other
Referred, displaced
Container
Referent

What if
Life
Is left alone
To be
Only, ever be

Just itself
Life