The Dream

Tonight I dream of changing my whole life -
I'll ditch my job, this home environment;
I'll change it all, and I'll impress my wife
By shouting in our first big argument
Since we became creatures of self-restraint,
Keeping soft angers and loud joys all pent -
And fears of being overheard? How quaint!
I'll roar like Tamburlaine, and when I'm spent

I'll watch her while her splendid fury grows
And sigh delightedly to see the red
In those fair cheeks so sweetly bellicose;
And then, as our great words subside, I'll bed

My prize - we'll tremble and laugh to feel
How our whole life has changed - and changed for real.