We watched as he transformed them

They gave up their wills to absorb him

They became their own shadows

Never to remember except within dreams

We watched them express pleasure

At a profound level

At his command

Something that I'd never seen

We wear consciousness like a coat

That we take off every night

Our dreams become our realities

Then they leave us when the day arrives

Isn't it sad?

I can barely remember

But some had such value to me

And now they're faded images

Memories of memories