he dreams of water

he dreams of water.
great
pools of blue, wide
wet
surfaces
that the stars at night
skim
upon, he dreams
of swimming,
his arms
cutting into the black
liquid,
his feet kicking him
forward
to the shore.
he dreams of water
while above him
as he sleeps
a pipe
leaks, splashing his
legs as it drips upon
the floor.