Do dreams alter our identity?
Is bedtime a cliffhanger
and first awareness the next episode?
When I wake tomorrow, will I be myself,
or does each sunrise waken a new person?
Is sleep a reset?
Do we reboot a little differently each time?
Is sleep simply a software update
or a brand-new operating system?
Is each morning the next page in the same journal,
or the first page of a new book?
Is each new day a chapter in the novel of my life
or a short story that begins when my eyes open
and ends when I fall into slumber?
Do I wake each morning
a day older,
a day wiser,
or a blank slate?
© 2025 Bruno Talerico
Stafford challenge 262/365.
Desert Dweller 