I dreamt that I was dreaming
And a story did emerge.
I thought I woke up screaming
But that was quite absurd.

For as I lay awake in bed
A thought did cross my mind.
"Am I really awake?" I said,
And an answer I did find.

I looked around my room
And realized where I was.
Still in a dreamy tomb,
I knew I'd defied all laws.

I could hardly grasp the meaning
Of a dream within a dream,
But that's why it's called 'dreaming',
'Cause nothing is what it seems.