Dream Simile

In the dream you were forced
To dream for someone else,
Someone dead for ages,

You were a murderer
Fleeing your home on foot,
Only horses faster,

And you came to a land
Of strangers—they to you
And you to them alike.

You sought out the palace
Of the wealthiest home
In that dream. You entered

And everyone crowded
Into the house was shocked,
But they never said why.

No one knew who you were,
Or where you’d come from or
Who your victim had been,

In the dream you were forced
To dream for someone else,
Someone dead for ages.