Sandman Reflections (Part 2): Mourning Broken Dreams

 I do not need a minder. I am Dream of the Endless. 

Yes and Dream of the Endless always has a raven

Jessamy was the last

Conversation between Dream of the Endless and Lucienne

Ep 2 Imperfect Host 

This is the second in a series of posts where I will be exploring some of the themes of Sandman. I am focusing on the Netflix series since I read the comics long enough ago I would not be able to tell the differences lol.

While I am more focused on ideas/themes there will be references that might be considered spoilers. So if you have not seen the show yet watch it on Netflix (Please watch so we have a better chance of getting a season 2)

Mourning Broken Dreams 

By Dreaming Ace

How do we mourn broken dreams

Dreams of the past, Dreams of the future

Dreams of ourselves and our worlds

Do we hold their memory close

And use it to guide us into new realities?

Do we drown in the mourning

And refuse to allow anyone else to touch us?

Do we grow using the soil of our experience?

Do we become stone never to be hurt again?

Dreams can take so many shapes and squiggles

Dreams of what is

Dreams of what was

Dreams of what might be

But no matter what dreams have fallen

We can mourn and move forward

And allow others to watch over us and care for us

The line "I do not need a minder. I am Dream of the Endless." made me giggle a little since that is a clear sign you do need a minder and is almost as bad a harbinger as the classic "It could not get any worst" which guarantees it can always get much worst. 

But on the on the other hand it is powerful to see Dream of the Endless mourning for dreams (Gregory and Jessamy) even if those dreams are different from the dreams of most of us mortals, and more mourning an actual part of the dreaming world itself.

Many of us are mourning a whole host of dreams right now and are trying to figure out what the world will now look like after several years of troubles and challenges. BUT even though we may be mourning some dreams it does not mean that we should stop dreaming altogether because that way leads to even more trouble and tribulation.