In his younger days he was very active

Too old now for physical activity

He watches his waking hour sports on TV

Its a completely different story at bedtime

He lays in bed with a laptop

Logs onto the dream machine website

What shall I dream about tonight he ponders

Maybe I will play tennis at Wimbledon

He checks if others have already chosen that option

Recognizing some of his old friends

He selects a doubles game

The other three players acknowledge

All he has to do now is hit start

The chips under his skin do the rest

Picking up signals from the software

He closes his eyes and drifts off to sleep

Soon he is on the center court at Wimbledon

The grass is deep green and its a sunny day

He chats with his friends before starting the game

The ball flashes towards him at great speed

Its a demanding game and he has to work hard

Fast volleys and sprints to the net

He can feel the sweat on his brow

The crowd roars at every winning point

The game goes to five sets

He has to concentrate hard

With tremendous effort he makes the match winning shot

The crowd goes crazy and he lifts the trophy

He wakes up in a cold sweat

Oh my look at you said the nurse mopping his brow

Go back to sleep now while I make you comfortable

She clicks on relaxing massage and spa dreams while he snores