Refractions

I had a most distressing dream last night I dreamed I was a crystal bird Caught in perpetual flight I'd ascend and glide and descend and ride On the wind and never alight I had a most distressing dream last night Gla*s enclosed, exposed wherever I flew With no control and a crystal soul That one could see right thru No ethereal nest where I could rest I was frightened by what I knew That my two crystal legs were broken in two When I awoke my heart was beating fast As if all night and endless flight An eternity had pa*sed As I shook my head and slipped from my bed Released from the prism, at last I stepped upon a bit of shattered gla*s