Swimming In Daydreams

I find myself swimming in daydreams
In lands arranged by the mind
And lose myself in illusions
To go anywhere else I can find

And joyful it is to be free
Where none can follow my way
And often a lifetime is spent
In the single escape of a day

But when I do open my eyes
And the world lacks all that I need
I reach back on the beauty inside
And slowly and softly recede